No-fault insurance in New Zealand and in Sweden.
No-fault medical malpractice insurance programs in Sweden and New Zealand, especially the latter country, can offer useful guidelines to Americans considering a no-fault mechanism. In four years of actual operation, the New Zealand program has been generally accepted, fairly administered, and kept within budget. The government's approach to "medical mishap and error," however, encourages physicians to opt in favor of avoiding patients.
D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D006077:Government Agencies; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics*; D009520:New Zealand; D013548:Sweden