The net effects of medical malpractice tort reform on health insurance losses: the Texas experience
Abstract In this paper, we examine the influence of medical malpractice tort reform on the level of private health insurance company losses incurred. We employ a natural experiment framework centered on a series of tort reform measures enacted in Texas in 2003 that drastically altered the medical ma...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-11-01
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Series: | Health Economics Review |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13561-017-0174-2 |