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Email this Webcast Support Files Paper by Brian Rosman   (.pdf)    Paper by Ken Thorpe   (.pdf)    Paper by Michelle Mello   (.pdf)    Paper by William Sage   (.pdf)    Presentation by Kenneth Thorpe   (.pdf)    Presentation by Michelle Mello   (.pdf)    Presentation by Robert Hunter   (.pdf)    Presentation by Stuart Altman   (.pdf)    Related Links Council on Health Care Economics and Policy Sources for Further Research Organizations and Research Institutions "Medical Malpractice in Crisis: Health Care Policy Options"  3/3/2003 Council on Health Care Economics and Policy, Washington, D.C. A look at the critical issue of medical malpractice through the lens of health policy and our health care system. Welcome and "Medical Malpractice and Our Evolving Health System: Crisis and Change" ( video ) ( transcript ) Introduction: Is There Anything New About the Malpractice Crisis? Stuart Altman, chair, Council on Health Care Economics and Policy, and professor, Brandeis University. Medical Malpractice and Our Evolving Health System: Crisis and Change: William Sage, Columbia Law School Council Responses: Paul Ginsburg, Center for Studying Health System Change, and Karen Davis, the Commonwealth Fund. "The Malpractice Insurance Marketplace" & "Deconstructing Medical Malpractice Costs" ( video ) ( transcript ) The Malpractice Insurance Marketplace: Kenneth Thorpe, Emory University Deconstructing Medical Malpractice Costs: Robert Hunter, Director of Insurance, Consumer Federation of America Council Responses: Nancy Dickey, Texas A&M System Health Science Center and Mark Pauly, University of Pennsylvania. "The Goals of Malpractice and Malpractice Reform" ( video ) ( transcript ) Malpractice Liability and Medical Error Prevention: Strange Bedfellows?: Michelle Mello, Harvard School of Public Health Hospitals and Malpractice Reform: John Horty, Horty, Springer, and Mattern Council Responses: David Blumenthal, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Stuart Butler, the Heritage Foundation Reforming the Medical Justice System: Phillip Howard, Chairman, Common Good and partner, Covington and Burling. Congressional Responses -- Malpractice Reform: Outlook for 2003: Cheryl Jaeger, Majority Staff Member, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Jonathan Cordone, Minority Counsel, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Sign up for email alerts and stay informed about upcoming HealthCasts, and the latest health policy issues, news, and events. Not sure if your computer is set up to view a HealthCast? For technical support on this or other issues: Consult our Frequently Asked Questions or How to View. Contact us by email with any comments, problems, suggestions. Call the kaisernetwork.org Help Desk at 202-347-5270. Change Your Video Preferences ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... About Us     Help