title: State tort reforms and hospital malpractice costs.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Family and Community Medicine at Southern Illinois University, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Ellington
authors.forename: Martey
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dodoo
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Szabat
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bullock
mesh_terms: 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