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Malpractice caps can bring more doctors to an area.
State Health Watch
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August 1, 2005
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Malpractice caps can bring more doctors to an area
While it may not be the primary reason for wanting to enact caps on malpractice awards, one of the tangential benefits of caps may be an increase in the supply of doctors, especially in rural areas.
A study in the May 31 issue of Health Affairs looked at the 27 states that have laws capping payments for noneconomic damages in malpractice cases and whether those laws have increased the supply of doctors.
Using countywide data within the states, researchers from the federal Agency for Healthcare ...
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