No-fault malpractice insurance: Swedish plan shows us the way.
No-fault medical accident insurance could help solve some of the medical malpractice insurance problems that plague American physicians and hospitals. In Sweden, the Patient Injury Insurance Plan has been working for two years, and, with the statistics that are now available, the claims experiences under the new Swedish system can be compared with the claims experience in the United States under the traditional liability system. The author believes that an insurance system similar to the Swedish plan can work in the United States, but only if certain conditions are created.
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