U.S. Statistics Regarding Physicians
April 6, 2011
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009, there were 921,900 medical doctors in the United States during 2006 (an increase from 813,800 in 2000), of which 560,400 were based in offices. 665,600 were men and 256,300 were women. 685,200 had graduate[...]
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Will There Be Enough Doctors In The United States In The Future?
March 26, 2011
One argument that tort reformers like to make in support of their cause is that there will be a shortage of doctors in the United States if tort reform (that is, limiting the ability of victims of medical malpractice to be fairly compensated for their injuries) is not immediately passed into law. Th[...]
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Statistics Regarding Medical Malpractice Litigation
March 25, 2011
In a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine in 2006, it was observed that previous studies had shown that the great majority of patients who sustained a medical injury as a result of medical negligence did not file a claim. In reviewing a random sample of closed medical malpractice [...]
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The Truth About Medical Malpractice Insurance Costs
March 18, 2011
In its analysis of medical malpractice insurance premiums (the amounts paid by doctors and other health care providers for their professional malpractice insurance coverage), medical malpractice claims, insurance companies profits, and the impact of medical malpractice laws restricting victims righ[...]
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HEALTH CARE COSTS AND TORT REFORM
March 8, 2011
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has stated that tort reform might reduce health care costs by 0.5 percent, saving approximately $11 billion out of a total of $2.5 trillion in health care costs annually. The actual costs of malpractice insurance premiums, court verdicts, and the[...]
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Who benefits from tort reform?
February 12, 2011
In order to cut through the misinformation about lawsuits and tort reform, we recommend this report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The CBO is a nonpartisan organization that provides economic and budget analyses Congress needs to make its budgeting decisions.[...]
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The truth about tort reform
February 2, 2011
There are lots of myths and misinformation out there that deceive people into thinking that lawsuits have become excessive and are causing many problems in America. In part, drug, oil, and insurance companies are responsible because they’ve spent millions to generate and spread these falsehoods. [...]
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