Mississippi is reaping the benefits:

“We had hospitals closing their delivery rooms,” said Barbour. “We had only one neurosurgeon between Jackson and Memphis.”

Then came tort reform in 2004 and now doctors are coming back. Barbour announced the fifth decrease in medical liability rates in three years. Overall, that’s a 45 percent decrease.

But more importantly, lawsuits against doctors for medical malpractice are down. Home grown doctors like Carol Harris can move back.

“When we start our practice, we’re not making huge amounts of money and to pay large premiums for malpractice is very difficult for most physicians,” Dr. Harris said.