title: Insurance. California, here we come.
abstract: In 1975, California modified its tort laws to cap jury awards in certain health care cases: The result: insurance premiums have been stable there, unlike those in the rest of the country. Is this a model for the rest of the nation to follow?
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haugh
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D035881:Compensation and Redress / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005249:Fees and Charges / Q000639:trends; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence