State tort reforms and hospital malpractice costs.
This study explored the relation between state medical liability reform measures, hospital malpractice costs, and hospital solvency. It suggests that state malpractice caps are desirable but not essential for improved hospital financial solvency or viability.
Ellington
Charles R
CR
Family and Community Medicine at Southern Illinois University, IL, USA.
Dodoo
Martey
M
Phillips
Robert
R
Szabat
Ronald
R
Green
Larry
L
Bullock
Kim
K
D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics*; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D007882:Legislation, Hospital; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics*; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014481:United States