The role of medical liability reform in federal health care reform

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 361, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-3

  Mello, Michelle M ^a   Brennan, Troyen A ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CVS Caremark   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 67649664431     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp0903765     Document Type: Article

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3. Patients' Choice Act, S.1099, 111th Cong. (2009).
4. National Medical Error Disclosure and Compensation (MEDiC) Act. S.1784, 109th Cong. (2005).
5. Healthy Americans Act, S.391, 111th Cong. (2009).