Defensive Medicine and Medical Malpractice.

Discusses the extent to which malpractice insurance premiums and "defensive medicine" practices prompted by fear of malpractice suits have contributed to the rise in national health expenditures. Examines changes in malpractice insurance contracts, and alternative claims resolution methods...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1984.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Health facilities. Actions and defenses. Medical economics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses the extent to which malpractice insurance premiums and "defensive medicine" practices prompted by fear of malpractice suits have contributed to the rise in national health expenditures. Examines changes in malpractice insurance contracts, and alternative claims resolution methods.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.