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EVALUATING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE REFORMS
Author(s) -
HUGHES JAMES W.,
SNYDER EDWARD A.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
contemporary economic policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.454
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1465-7287
pISSN - 1074-3529
DOI - 10.1111/j.1465-7287.1989.tb00564.x
Subject(s) - tort reform , tort , malpractice , medical malpractice , actuarial science , defensive medicine , public economics , physician supply , economics , key (lock) , business , political science , law , accounting , economic growth , health care , liability , computer security , computer science
Which of the tort reforms enacted during the mid‐1970s to alleviate the medical malpractice litigation crisis have succeeded? Under some circumstances, the frequency and disposition of claims may indicate how reforms affected key policy variables such as the number of injuries and costs of litigation. But potential pitfalls exist in using claims data to evaluate tort reforms. In this paper, we identify and discuss these problems, review recent findings, and offer guidance to improve policy analysis.