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Introduction to State Health Policy:
A Seminar for New State Legislators
A Free Series of Archived
Sessions from the
March 31-April 3, 2005 Seminar in Chicago,
Ilinois |
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Session 11:
The Crisis in Medical Malpractice Insurance
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Randall R. Bovbjerg,
J.D.
Principal Research Associate
Center for Health Care Studies
The Urban Institute
Washington, DC |
| Content: |
Over the past several years the cost of obtaining
medical malpractice insurance has risen dramatically. This has
left some physicians with difficult choices with respect to their
chosen profession including paying very high malpractice insurance
premiums, moving to a State or area where premiums are lower
in comparison, or discontinuing care and leaving the profession
completely. Finding solutions to this problem are complicated
by the players involved. Physicians, lawyers, consumers, and
insurers each have a different point of view regarding why the
problem exists and are far apart on possible “fixes.” This
session provides an overview of the factors leading to a rise
in malpractice premiums and discusses options State legislators
have to address this situation, including making changes to the
legal system and/or the insurance system. |
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Recommended reading:
- Bovbjerg RR, Raymond B. “Patient Safety, Just
Compensation and Medical Liability.” Issue brief. Kaiser
Permanente Institute for Health Policy, Summer 2003.
- Bovbjerg RR. “Tort Replacement Solution for Medical Malpractice
Crisis.” Physician’s News Digest, June 2003. Available
from:
- Schoenbaum
SC, Bovbjerg RR. “Malpractice Reform Must Include
Steps to Prevent Medical Injury.” Annals of Internal
Medicine, 2004;140(1):51-3.
- Bovbjerg RR. “Patient Safety
and Physician Silence.” Journal
of Legal Medicine, 2004;25:505-516.
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