State Medical Malpractice Tort Laws

Do you know which states are tort reform states? Since 2000, the issues of medical liability insurance costs and medical malpractice lawsuits have been prominent on both state and federal legislative calendars. Many of the candidates we work with want to know which states are tort reform states and approximate malpractice and liability in each state.

We have found some good resources to research a state prior to considering a potential physician practice opportunity.

The National Conference of State Legislatures has provided a table on state medical malpractice tort laws, view the table at:
http://www.ncsl.org/print/standcomm/sclaw/tortchart04.pdf

Medical Malpractice Tort Limits and Health Care Spending Background Paper provided by the Congressional Budget Office here:
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/71xx/doc7174/04-28-MedicalMalpractice.pdf

You can read more on Medical Malpractice Tort Reform from the National Conference of State Legislatures at:
http://www.ncsl.org/StateFederalCommittees/LawCriminalJustice/MedicalMalpracticeTortReform/tabid/16217/Default.aspx