The impact of state laws limiting malpractice damage awards on health care expenditures

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1375-1381

  Hellinger, Fred J ^a   Encinosa, William E ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LAW; MALPRACTICE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; COMPENSATION; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVALUATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; POLICY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; COST CONTROL; DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC POLICY; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746708877     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.077883     Document Type: Article

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