Tort Law and Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums

This paper estimated the effects of tort law and insurer investment returns on physician malpractice insurance premiums. Data were collected on tort law from 1991 through 2004, and multivariate regression models, including fixed effects for state and year, were used to estimate the effect of changes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Meredith L. Kilgore, Michael A. Morrisey, Leonard J. Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2006-08-01
Series:Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_43.3.255