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1	Differential Effects of Tort Reform Across Medical Specialties Dodds, William C 01 January 2012 (has links) This paper utilizes data on physician malpractice insurance premiums and state tort law to analyze how physicians in various medical specialties are differentially affected by caps on noneconomic damages. As higher premiums put pressure on legislators to enact damage caps, I instrument caps on noneconomic damages with enactment of tort reform measures that do not affect malpractice premiums to uncover the effect of caps on noneconomic damages on such premiums. I find evidence to support that, in terms of dollars saved, physicians in high risk specialties benefit more from noneconomic damage caps than physicians in low risk specialties. However, in percentage terms, I find that physicians in all specialties essentially benefit equally from caps on noneconomic damages. Tort reform Insurance Medical Malpractice Physician specialty Noneconomic Damages Health Economics
2	Measuring Health Policy Effects During Implementation Muhlestein, David Boone 28 August 2013 (has links) No description available. Health Care Public Policy Public Health healthcare policy health services research Medicare Medicaid health policy crowd-out Children's Health Insurance Program bariatric surgery tort reform noneconomic damages