Commentary: Binding early offers versus caps for medical malpractice claims?

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 287-296

  O'Connell, Jeffrey ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

Author keywords

Liability; Medical malpractice; Tort reform

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MANAGEMENT; NOTE; PATIENT RIGHT; UNITED STATES;

COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; FLORIDA; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSURANCE CARRIERS; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; PATIENT RIGHTS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TEXAS;

EID: 34447267236     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2007.00487.x     Document Type: Review

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