Medical malpractice reform and employer-sponsored health insurance premiums

Health Services Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2124-2142

  Morrisey, Michael A ^a   Kilgore, Meredith L ^a,b   Nelson, Leonard ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Department of Health Care Organization and Policy ^*  (United States)

^c SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage caps; Employer sponsored health insurance; Medical malpractice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALPRACTICE;

COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; COST SAVINGS; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; MALPRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55949098755     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00869.x     Document Type: Article

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