The Forgotten Third: Liability Insurance and the Medical Malpractice Crisis

Posted: 30 Jul 2004

See all articles by William M. Sage

William M. Sage

Texas A&M University School of Law

Abstract

Although the most visible manifestations of medical malpractice involve patient safety and the legal process, the availability and affordability of liability insurance largely determine the direction of medical malpractice policy. Scientific and industrial developments since the first modern malpractice crisis in the 1970s reveal major problems with the structure and regulation of liability insurance. Comprehensive reforms that approach medical malpractice insurance as a health policy problem are needed, and the Medicare program may have a major role to play.

Keywords: medical malpractice, liability insurance

JEL Classification: G22, I11, I18, K13, K32

Suggested Citation

Sage, William Matthew, The Forgotten Third: Liability Insurance and the Medical Malpractice Crisis. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=570881

William Matthew Sage (Contact Author)

Texas A&M University School of Law ( email )

1515 Commerce St.
Fort Worth, TX Tarrant County 76102
United States

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