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Med Mal Reform Impact Limited

Med Mal Reform Impact Limited Washington Even if medical malpractice reform were to produce large premium savings for malpractice insurance, it would have only a ...

By Steven Brostoff | Updated on January 28, 2004

Med Mal Reform Impact Limited

Washington

Even if medical malpractice reform were to produce large premium savings for malpractice insurance, it would have only a small direct impact on health care spending, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office.

The report says that while premiums for malpractice insurance are lower in states that restrict tort liability than would otherwise be the case, malpractice costs account for less than two percent of health care spending.

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