New Study: Tort Reforms Reduce Medical Malpractice Premiums
Monday, May 8th, 2006 Legislation & Regulation Liability Workers' CompensationAccording to a new study conducted by Stanford University Professor Daniel P. Kessler, JD, PhD, who also serves as a research associate for the National Bureau of Economic Research in its Health Care and Law and Economics programs, concluded that tort reforms are the best proven instrument for reducing medical liability insurance premium growth as increased claims costs are the primary driver of premium rate increases and tort reforms decrease claims costs and, in turn, premiums for physicians.
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