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Title

  • The effect of malpractice liability on the delivery of health care

Summary

  • "The growth of medical malpractice liability costs has the potential to affect the delivery of health care in the U.S. along two dimensions. If growth in malpractice payments results in higher malpractice insurance premiums for physicians, these premiums may affect the size and composition of the physician workforce. The growth of potential losses from malpractice liability might also encourage physicians to practice 'defensive medicine.' We us rich ne data to examine the relationship between the growth of malpractice costs and the delivery of health care along both of these dimensions. We pose three questions. First, are increases in payments responsible for increases in medical malpractice premiums? Second, do increases in malpractice liability drive physicians to close their practices or not move to areas with high payments? Third, do increases in malpractice liability change the way medicine is practiced by increasing the use of certain procedures? First, we find that increases in malpractice payments made on behalf of physicians do not seem to be the driving force behind increases in premiums. Second, increases in malpractice costs (both premiums overall and the subcomponent factors) do not seem to affect the overall size of the physician workforce, although they may deter marginal entry, increase marginal exit, and reduce the rural physician workforce. Third, there is little evidence of increased use of many treatments in response to malpractice liability at the state level, although there may be some increase in screening procedures such as mammography"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

Names

  • Baicker, Katherine
  • Chandra, Amitabh
  • National Bureau of Economic Research

Created / Published

  • Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research, c2004.

Headings

  • -  Defensive medicine--United States
  • -  Physicians' malpractice insurance--United States
  • -  Physicians--Malpractice--United States

Notes

  • -  Title from PDF file as viewed on 1/6/2005.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references.
  • -  Also available in print.
  • -  Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • -  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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  • HB1

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  • 2005615177

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Chicago citation style:

Baicker, Katherine, Amitabh Chandra, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. The Effect of Malpractice Liability on the Delivery of Health Care. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2004. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2005615177/.

APA citation style:

Baicker, K., Chandra, A. & National Bureau Of Economic Research. (2004) The Effect of Malpractice Liability on the Delivery of Health Care. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2005615177/.

MLA citation style:

Baicker, Katherine, Amitabh Chandra, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. The Effect of Malpractice Liability on the Delivery of Health Care. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2004. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2005615177/>.