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State tort reforms and hospital malpractice costs

Charles R. Ellington; Martey Dodoo; Robert Phillips; Ronald Szabat; Larry Green; and Kim Bullock

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 CR, Dodoo M, Phillips R, Szabat R, Green L, Bullock K. State tort reforms and hospital malpractice costs. J Law Med Ethics. 2010 Mar;38(1):127-33.

March 2010