Money, Medicine, and Malpractice in American Society.

Abstract

Preface Introduction Calamity in Context The Basis For Need (1945-1966) An Emerging Clash of Costs and Care (1966-1975) From Choice to Necessity Crisis, Claims, and New Connections: The First Malpractice Crisis Costs, Calamities, and the Second Malpractice Crisis (1975-Present) Reinsurance and Shifts in Influence The Corporatization of Physicians Courting Plaintiffs: Private Reform of Tort Law Rights Terminus Glossary References Index