Medical Malpractice Myth

Name: Medical Malpractice Myth
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ISBN: 9780226036496

ISBN-10: 0226036499

ISBN-13: 9780226036496

Edition: 2007

Authors: Tom Baker

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American health care is in crisis because of exploding medical malpractice litigation. Insurance premiums for doctors and malpractice lawsuits are skyrocketing, rendering doctors both afraid and unable to afford to practice medicine. Undeserving victims sue at the drop of a hat, egged on by greedy lawyers, and receive eye-popping awards that insurance companies, hospitals, and doctors themselves struggle to pay. The plaintiffs and lawyers always win; doctors, and the nonlitigious, always lose; and affordable health care is the real victim. This, according to Tom Baker, is the myth ofnbsp;medical malpractice, and as a reality check he offersThe Medical Malpractice Myth, a stunning…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 8/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 222
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.98" long x 0.61" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English




The Medical Malpractice Myth



We Have an Epidemic of Medical Malpractice, Not Malpractice Lawsuits



We Have an Insurance Crisis, Not a Tort Crisis



The Malpractice Insurance Companies’ Secret



Why We Need Medical Malpractice Lawsuits



The Goods on Defensive Medicine



Dr. Bill May Be Gone, But Dr. Jane Is Here to See You



Evidence-Based Medical Liability Reform


Acknowledgments


Notes


References


Index