PUP 4931r Lecture Notes - Lecture 62: Punitive Damages, Multivariate Analysis, Damages
16 May 2018
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In multivariate analysis, disability (permanent vs. temporary or none) was only
significant predictor of payment****
No association with occurrence of an adverse event due to negligence
or an adverse event of any type
Proposed Malpractice Reforms:
$250,000 cap on noneconomic damages;
$500,000 or two times economic damages cap on punitive damages of (greater
of);
Modify ollateral soure rule;
A statute of limitations—one year for adults and three years for children—from
the date of discovery of an injury; and
Replace joint-and-several liability w/fair-share rule
CBO now estimates...
if a pakage of proposals suh as those desried aoe as eated, it would
reduce total national health care spending by about 0.5 percent (about $11 billion
in 2009).
That figure is the su of the diret redutio i spedig of 0. peret fro
lower medical liability premiums..
ad a additioal idiret redutio of 0. peret fro slightly less utilization of
health are series.
Malpractice Risk According to Physician Specialty: Anupam B. Jena, M.D., Ph.D.,
Seth Seabury, Ph.D., Darius Lakdawalla, Ph.D.,and Amitabh Chandra, Ph.D.
7.4% of all physicians had a malpractice claim,
1.6% had a claim leading to a payment
78% of all claims did not result in payments
19.1% in neurosurgery,
18.9% in thoracic–cardiovascular surgery, and
15.3% in general surgery
5.2% in family medicine
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Document Summary
In multivariate analysis, disability (permanent vs. temporary or none) was only significant predictor of payment**** No association with occurrence of an adverse event due to negligence or an adverse event of any type. ,000 or two times economic damages cap on punitive damages of (greater of); A statute of limitations one year for adults and three years for children from the date of discovery of an injury; and. Malpractice risk according to physician specialty: anupam b. jena, m. d. , ph. d. , Seth seabury, ph. d. , darius lakdawalla, ph. d. ,and amitabh chandra, ph. d. 7. 4% of all physicians had a malpractice claim, 1. 6% had a claim leading to a payment. 78% of all claims did not result in payments. By age 65, 75% of physicians in low risk specialties had faced a malpractice claim. Compared with 99% of physicians in high-risk specialties. Effect of malpractice reform on emergency department care: daniel a. waxman, 3. 6% reduction in per visit charges in ga only.
