An Analysis of the Medical Malpractice Crisis and Tort Reform Legislation in Michigan
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Authors
Regelbrugge, Paul V.
Issue Date
1987
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Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
The recent "insurance crisis" associated with the unavailability and
unaffordability of medical malpractice insurance for health care providers
derives from a hydra-shaped myriad of alleged causes. Adversely,
there is an equally voluminous set of proposed solutions to supposedly
cure an illness that the American Medical Association claims is
threatening to destroy the practice of medicine. In addition, the AHA claims that the lawsuit crisis is forcing many
physicians to cut back on their patient load for fear of being sued, and
also is leading physicians to practice "defensive medicine", or additional,
"unnecessary" treatment procedures again for fear of being sued.
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iv, 41 p.
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