Giving physicians immunity from malpractice claims does not reduce 'defensive medicine'
Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 12:01
in Health & Medicine
Conventional wisdom says that a lot of medical care in the United States is 'defensive medicine' prescribed because doctors want to protect themselves from the risk of malpractice lawsuits. But a new study that examines three states where emergency room doctors were given immunity from malpractice claims finds that such protections do little to reduce the cost of medical care.