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Defensive Medicine and Medical Malpractice.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Actions and defenses.
- Health facilities.
- Medical economics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (29 pages) : digital, PDF file
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1984.
- System Details:
- System requirements: PDF reader software.
- text file
- Summary:
- Discusses the extent to which malpractice insurance premiums and "defensive medicine" practices prompted by fear of malpractice suits have contributed to the rise in national health expenditures. Examines changes in malpractice insurance contracts, and alternative claims resolution methods.
- Notes:
- CRS Report.
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
- Other Format:
- Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Defensive Medicine and Medical Malpractice
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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