Public Medical Malpractice Insurance: An Analysis of State-Operated Patient Compensation Funds

Authors

Frank A. Sloan
Carrie A. Mathews
Christopher J. Conover
William M. Sage, Texas A&M University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2005

Journal Title

DePaul Law Review

ISSN

0011-7188

Abstract

Compared to major tort and insurance reforms, PCFs have received virtually no attention by scholars. With an exception or two, they are not a major focus of public policy debate either. Because they are small organizations and there have been lengthy periods in which medical malpractice markets are quiescent, they have not attracted much scrutiny. Given a lack of quantitative evidence, our evaluation depended on qualitative evidence. Yet PCFs address the fundamental issues of medical malpractice that have led to reoccurring crises in the availability of medical malpractice insurance coverage and in its premiums for such coverage. As such, PCFs represent a potentially effective policy instrument when designed correctly.

First Page

247

Last Page

276

Num Pages

30

Volume Number

54

Issue Number

2

Publisher

DePaul University College of Law

Recommended Citation

Frank A. Sloan, Carrie A. Mathews, Christopher J. Conover & William M. Sage, Public Medical Malpractice Insurance: An Analysis of State-Operated Patient Compensation Funds, 54 DePaul L. Rev. 247 (2005).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.tamu.edu/facscholar/1730

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