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Medical Malpractice

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ISBN-10: 0262515164

ISBN-13: 9780262515160

Edition: 2008

Authors: Frank A. Sloan, Lindsey M. Chepke

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List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 8/13/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 472
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Frank Sloan is J. Alexander McMahon Professor of Health Policy and Management and Professor of Economics at Duke University. A leader in the field of health economics for more than thirty years, he is coauthor of The Price of Smoking (2004) and Medical Malpractice (2008) and coeditor of Incentives and Choices in Health Care (2008), all published by the MIT Press.

Preface
Introduction
Why the Crises in Medical Malpractice?
An Increased Threat of Lawsuits and Higher Premiums
The Consequences
Governments' Responses to Medical Malpractice Crises�and Their Effects
Ceilings on Nonmonetary and Total Losses
Compensating Plaintiffs' Attorneys
Juries and Health Courts
Patient Safety and Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice Insurance and Insurance Regulation
Reinsurance
No-Fault for Medical Injuries
Reforms: What Can Be Done
Notes
References
Index