Medical Malpractice and the U.S. Health Care System

Authors

William M. Sage, Texas A&M University School of LawFollow
Rogan Kersh

Authorship Note

This work was edited by William M. Sage and Rogan Kersh, with contributions from Michelle M. Mello, David M. Studdert, William M. Sage, Rogan Kersh, Mark V. Pauly, David J. Becker, Daniel P. Kessler, Troyen A. Brennan, Peter D. Jacobson, Maxwell J. Mehlman, Catherine M. Sharkey, Catherine T. Struve, Carol B. Liebman, Chris Stern Hyman, Randall R. Bovbjerg, Robert Berenson, Jennifer Arlen, Tom Baker, Frank A. Sloan, Charles E. Eesley, Eleanor Kinney

Document Type

Book

Publication Date

6-2006

ISBN

9780521614115

DOI

10.1017/CBO9780511617836

Abstract

Medical malpractice lawsuits are common and controversial in the United States. Since early 2002, doctors' insurance premiums for malpractice coverage have soared. As Congress and state governments debate laws intended to stabilize the cost of insurance, doctors continue to blame lawyers and lawyers continue to blame doctors and insurance companies. This book, which is the capstone of three years' comprehensive research funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, goes well beyond the conventional debate over tort reform and connects medical liability to broader trends and goals in American health policy. Contributions from leading figures in health law and policy marshal the best available information, present new empirical evidence, and offer cutting-edge analysis of potential reforms involving patient safety, liability insurance and tort litigation.

Num Pages

393

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Editor

William M. Sage & Rogan Kersh

Recommended Citation

William M. Sage & Rogan Kersh, Medical Malpractice and the U.S. Health Care System (William M. Sage & Rogan Kersh eds., 2006).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.tamu.edu/facscholar/1587