Sources for Further Research
"President Calls for Medical Liability Reform"
This White House Press Release outlines the remarks by the President on Medical Liability Reform.
White House, January 2003
"Medical Misdiagnosis: Challenging the Malpractice Claims 0f the Doctors' Lobby"
This report provides an additional viewpoint on the malpractice and medical liability debate.
Public Citizen, January 2003
"Patient Access Crisis: The Role of Medical Litigation"
Webcast of Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and Judiciary Committees joint committee hearing on medical liability reform.
(H.R. 4600) Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2002
Passed House September 26, 2002
"Summary of H.R. 4600 Medical Malpractice Reform Proposal of 2002"
This document provides a summary of the bill's provisions and actions taken.
National Conference of State Legislatures, September 2002
"Prescription Drugs Are More Expensive in Rep. Waxman’s Congressional District in California than in Canada, Europe, and Japan"
Rep. Waxman released a report that shows dramatic price difference between what an average senior on the Westside of Los Angeles pays for prescription drugs compared to the price paid by seniors in other countries.
Minority Staff,
Special Investigations Division,
Committee on Government Reform,
U.S. House of Representatives, July 2002
"Putting the Patient in Patient Safety: Linking Patient Complaints and Malpractice Risk"
This editorial from William M. Sage discusses medical error and malpractice insurance.
New England Journal of Medicine, June 2002
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Rounds Up Coverage of Medical Malpractice Insurance Actions in Three States
This article provides news of malpractice insurance action in Arkansas, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
January 29, 2003
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Rounds Up Coverage of Medical Malpractice Insurance Actions in Four States
This article provides news of malpractice insurance action in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Nevada.
January 27, 2003
2002 Malpractice Insurance and Damage Awards Webcasts & Resources
Webcasts and related resources from the 2002 Year in Review page.
"Governor's Select Task Force on Healthcare Professional Liability Insurance Report (Florida)"
The Governor’s Select Task Force on Healthcare Professional Liability Insurance was created on August 28, 2002 to examine Florida’s current crisis in the availability and affordability of medical malpractice insurance. This report presents the Task Force's recommendations for “protecting Floridians’ access to high-quality and affordable healthcare.”
Governor's Select Task Force on Healthcare Professional Liability Insurance, February 2003
"Addressing the Medical Malpractice Insurance Crisis"
This issue brief discusses states' several options to address the medical malpractice insurance problem: insurance market interventions, tort reforms, alternative dispute resolution, and patient safety efforts.
National Governor's Association, December 2002
American Medical Association: Professional Liability Insurance Publications
This list from the AMA includes recent articles and statements on physician liability insurance issues.
American Medical Association, 2002
"The Medical Malpractice Insurance Crisis: Opportunity for State Action"
This report, prepared with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, discusses the issue of malpractice insurance and individual states.
National Academy for State Health Policy, July 2002
"To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System"
This document is the first in in a series of publications from the Quality of Health Care in America.
Institute of Medicine, 1999
"An “Epidemic” of Medical Malpractice?"
Article critiques the Harvard Medical Practice Study.
The Doctors Company
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