Health Coalition on Liability and Access

2006 Update on U.S. Tort Cost Trends (PDF)
Towers Perrin/Tillinghast
December 2006

Hospital Based Emergency Care: At the Breaking Point (PDF)
Institute of Medicine
June 2006

The U.S. Medical Liability System: Evidence for Legislative Reform
Full Report Summary of Findings
Janelle Guirguis-Blake, MD; George E. Fryer, PhD; Robert L. Phillips Jr, MD; MSPH; Ronald Szabat, JD, LLM; Larry A. Green, MD; Published by the Annals of Family Medicine
May/June 2006

Medical Malpractice Awards, Insurance, and Negligence: Which are Related?
Full Report Summary of Findings
Alexander Tabarrok, Department of Economics, George Mason University;Amanda Agan, Department of Economics, George Mason University; Published by the Manhattan Institute
May 2006

Code Blue: The Case for Serious State Medical Liability Reform
Full Report Summary of Findings
Randolph W. Pate, J.D., M.P.H., and Derek Hunter, The Heritage Foundation
January 2006

The National Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine
Full Report Summary of Findings
American College of Emergency Physicians
January 2006

Falling Claims and Rising Premiums in the Medical Malpractice Insurance Industry – Comments on Report by Jay Angoff (PDF)
James D. Hurley, ACAS, MAAA; Gail E. Tverberg, FCAS, MAAA; Towers Perrin/Tillinghast
August 2005

Profitability in Medical Professional Liability Insurance
Full Report
Robert E. Hoyt, University of Georgia; Lawrence S. Powell, University of Arkansas, Little Rock
October, 2005

California's MICRA Reforms: Increasing the Cap on Non-Economic Damages Would Increase the Cost of, and Reduce Access to, Healthcare
Full Report Summary of Findings
William G. Hamm, Ph.D, LEGC; C. Paul Wazzan, Ph.D LEGC; H.E. Frech, III, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
February 2005

Projected Effect of Capping Non-Economic Damages On Pennsylvania Physician
Professional Liability Costs (PDF)
Report for Citizens Allied For Pennsylvania Patients by Milliman USA
Consultants and Actuaries
September 2003

The Impact of State Laws Limiting Malpractice Awards on the Geographic Distribution of Physicians (PDF)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
July 3, 2003

Medical Malpractice Insurance: Multiple Factors Have Contributed to Increased Premium Rates (PDF)
United States General Accounting Office (GAO)
June 2003

Liability for Medical Malpractice: Issues and Evidence (PDF)
A Joint Economic Committee Study
May 2003

AHA Survey: Medical Liability Crisis Affects Communities' Access to Care (PDF Release) (PDF Survey)
American Hospital Association
April 28, 2003

Milliman USA Analysis Sees Savings for Professional Medical Malpractice Costs (PDF)
Milliman USA Consultants and Actuaries
April 8, 2003

CBO Cost Estimate: H.R. 5 (HEALTH) Act of 2003 (PDF)
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
March 10, 2003

Addressing the New Health Care Crisis: Reforming the Medical Litigation System to Improve the Quality of Health Care (PDF)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
March 3, 2003

Malpractice Liability in West Virginia (PDF)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

The (Florida) Governor's Task Force on Healthcare Professional Liability Ins. Report (PDF)
February 4, 2003

Hunter & Doroshow Report Critique (PDF)
The Pennsylvania Medical Society Health Services Research Institute
January 8, 2003

Did Investments Affect Medical Malpractice Premiums? (PDF)
Brown Brothers Harriman
January 2003

The Malpractice Insurance Crisis: The Impact on Health Care Cost and Access (PDF)
Blue Cross Blue Shield

Report on the State of Professional Liability Insurance Rates and the Impact on Neurosurgeons and Their Patients (PDF)
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, et al.
September 25, 2002

Trendwatch Medical Liability Insurance: Looming Crisis? (PDF)
American Hospital Association
June 2002

Confronting the New Health Care Crisis: Improving Health Care Quality and Lowering Costs by Fixing Our Medical Liability System (PDF)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
July 24, 2002