Performance and Liability Reform

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A Different Approach to Medical Malpractice Reform (CentristPolicyNetwork.Org)
02.03.2004 ||  Last year, Senator Michael Enzi introduced a bill (S. 1518) that would encourage comprehensive malpractice reforms and reductions of medical errors.

CBO's New Brief on Medical Malpractice Implies that Capping Awards is Not Enough
01.25.2004 ||  Limiting awards in malpractice cases is not enough to really change medical practices and customs.  We need an emphasis on expedited compensation for victims and dramatic improvements in patient safety too.

Helpful Chronic Care Initiatives in the Medicare Bills
07.22.2003 ||  Some praiseworthy new proposals to improve chronic care are buried deep within the House and Senate Medicare bills.

A State-By-State Approach to Universal Health Coverage
07.06.2003 ||  Economists Henry Aaron and Stuart Butler propose a federalist, state-by-state approach to end the deadlock on universal coverage.