The American Interest | January 1, 2008 |
Health Care Costs and Malpractice Reform
By David Kendall
Here are the five key facts which show that the malpractice system as it exists today not only fails to achieve the basic goals of a tort system -- just compensation and effective deterrence -- but also contributes to both rising health care costs and poor quality care.

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