Why Doctors Are Quitting Medical Practice.
Alex Adrianson.
- Consumers' Research, 2003.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 74, Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Why Doctors Are Quitting Medical Practice, June 2003; pp. 10-15.
"Newspapers across the country report a developing crisis in medical practice--doctors quitting and hospitals cutting services because they can't afford the soaring cost of medical malpractice insurance." (CONSUMERS' RESEARCH) This article reveals that "rising litigation expenses and lower interest rates" have contributed to this medical liability crisis and examines the impact it will ultimately have on consumers.
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Costs (Law) Damages Health care reform Insurance--Malpractice Insurance companies Insurance premiums Medical care--Cost control Medical errors Physicians--Attitudes