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| Pennsylvania's Medical Malpractice Crisis & Malpractice Insurance |
the issues access to health care patient safety and quality of care amending the state constitution to allow caps on damages or other reforms using taxpayers' money for malpractice insurance getlikely causes and potential consequences of pennsylvania's medical malpractice crisis. it provides policy-makers with necessary context for generating and evaluating options for reform. drawing onfund (mcare fund, formerly called cat fund), which supplements commercial coverage for health care providers. in recent years, its pay-as-you-go financing necessitated large annual assessments tote of paid claims and in average payment amounts. considering these factors in combination, pennsylvania's total malpractice insurance payouts adjusted for population (and those of two of itsn the national average and use a lot of medical services, yet health insurance premiums are similar to the national average. the state has high hmo penetration, with sufficient insurer concentration are uniquely burdened by high assessments for the state's catastrophic loss fund. while cyclical changes within the insurance industry are clearly a factor affecting the affordability of liabilityrance: an analysis of state-operated patient compensation funds june 2005 - medical malpractice insurance and the emperor's clothes may 2005 - unintended consequences of medical malpractice damages
http://medliabilitypa.org/research/report0603/ - 18k
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http://medliabilitypa.org/research/report0603/
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