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The Receding Tide of Medical Malpractice Litigation: Part 2—Effect of Damage Caps
October 28, 2013
We study the effect of damage caps adopted in the 1990s and 2000s on medical malpractice claim rates and payouts. Prior studies found some evidence that caps reduce payout per claim, but mixed and weak evidence on whether caps reduce paid claim rates and payout per physician. However, most prior studies do not allow for the gradual phase-in of damage caps, which usually apply only to lawsuits filed after the reform's effective date, or only to injuries after the effective date. Once we allow for phase-in,...
October 28, 2013
We study the effect of damage caps adopted in the 1990s and 2000s on medical malpractice claim rates and payouts. Prior studies found some evidence that caps reduce payout per claim, but mixed and weak evidence on whether caps reduce paid claim rates and payout per physician. However, most prior studies do not allow for the gradual phase-in of damage caps, which usually apply only to lawsuits filed after the reform's effective date, or only to injuries after the effective date. Once we allow for phase-in,...
The Receding Tide of Medical Malpractice Litigation
March 18, 2013
The U.S. has experienced three medical malpractice (“med mal”) crises in the past forty years. In response, thirty-one...
March 18, 2013
The U.S. has experienced three medical malpractice (“med mal”) crises in the past forty years. In response, thirty-one...
