title: Malpractice reform: one state's example.
abstract: The medical malpractice liability crisis has resulted in soaring liability costs, the closing of major malpractice insurance companies, and many doctors abandoning the performance of high-risk procedures or medical practice altogether. The article explores how medical malpractice liability was addressed in the State of Pennsylvania, as well as recent attempts at tort reform by the federal government.
authors.affiliation: Health Care Litigation Group, Stevens & Lee, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. JWS@stevenslee.com
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Saxton
authors.forename: Maggie M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Finkelstein
mesh_terms: D035881:Compensation and Redress / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D035082:Federal Government; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics*; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D013219:State Government