Book

Medical Malpractice and the U.S. Health Care System

Authors:

William M Sage, Rogan Kersh

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.

• Contains current, comprehensive, unbiased information and analysis of the medical malpractice system in the United States • Focuses on the connection between medical malpractice policy and the quality, cost, and availability of health care • Includes contributions by many of the nation's premier researchers and commentators on malpractice polity and health policy

Full Citation

William M Sage, Rogan Kersh, Medical Malpractice and the U.S. Health Care System (Rogan Kersh, William Sage, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006). View Online