Can the United States Afford a “No-Fault” System of Compensation for Medical Injury?
- Studdert, David M.
- Thomas, Eric J.
- Zbar, Brett I. W.
- Newhouse, Joseph P.
- Weiler, Paul C.
- Bayuk, Jonathon
- Brennan, Troyen A.
Publication date
April 1997
DOI Publisher
Duke University School of Law ISSN
0023-9186 Language
English Citation count (estimate)
38Abstract
One of the key issues separating US critics of a no-fault alternative to the tort system for compensating victims of medical injury from supporters is its anticipated cost. Results from a study are presented that estimate the costs of a no-fault system, one that is similar to the system now in operation in Sweden, within the context of the US health care system
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