Tort Reform Not a Cure for Defensive Medicine
Healthcare Finance News—March 4th, 2010
Some Texas physicians report that tort reform has not decreased their defensive medicine practices, according to an online poll conducted by Jackson Healthcare.
Texas enacted tort reform measures in 2003.
The poll found that Texas physicians practice less defensive medicine than the nation’s average (80 percent in Texas vs. 92 percent in the U.S.); however, the numbers suggest that tort reform is not a solution for eliminating defensive medicine costs.
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