go bare

go bare
 v.— «Other doctors drop malpractice insurance because they have been sued so many times they cannot afford it. In either case, patients have the right to know when a doctor is uninsured or “going bare,” as the practice is called.» —“‘Bare’ in plain sight” St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Apr. 29, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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