Grants to States to Develop Alternatives to Medical Malpractice Litigation Legal Analysis of S. 1337, 109th Congress

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Accidents--Prevention.

Accidents.

Actions and defenses.

Health maintenance organizations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2005

Summary:

Examines S. 1337, the Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act of 2005, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award demonstration grants to States for the development, implementation, and evaluation of alternatives to current tort litigation for resolving disputes over injuries allegedly caused by health care providers or health care organizations. Presents alternative models, including the early disclosure and compensation model, the administrative determination of compensation model, and the special health care court model; and discusses procedure of awarding of demonstration grants

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Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Grants to States to Develop Alternatives to Medical Malpractice Litigation

Publisher Number:

CRS-2005-AML-0086

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