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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Main Authors: Patricia H. Born, J. Bradley Karl, W. Kip Viscusi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Health Economics Review
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13561-017-0174-2