TY - JOUR
T1 - Trends
T2 - Effects of the malpractice crisis on access to and incidence of high-risk procedures: Evidence from Florida - Will the recent upsurge in malpractice premiums drive obstetricians and neurosurgeons away from "crisis states"?
AU - Dranove, David
AU - Gron, Anne
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2005/5
Y1 - 2005/5
N2 - There is much debate on how recent increases in medical malpractice premiums affect patients' access to care. We examined activity levels of neurosurgeons and obstetricians, as well as the incidence of high-risk surgery and patients' travel times in Florida, where malpractice insurance premiums have soared since 2000. Compared with 1997-2000, we found that during 2000-2003, many neurosurgeons cut back their volume of brain surgeries and that craniotomy patients traveled longer for care without any significant change in the overall incidence of craniotomies. Women undergoing high-risk deliveries did not see increases in travel times.
AB - There is much debate on how recent increases in medical malpractice premiums affect patients' access to care. We examined activity levels of neurosurgeons and obstetricians, as well as the incidence of high-risk surgery and patients' travel times in Florida, where malpractice insurance premiums have soared since 2000. Compared with 1997-2000, we found that during 2000-2003, many neurosurgeons cut back their volume of brain surgeries and that craniotomy patients traveled longer for care without any significant change in the overall incidence of craniotomies. Women undergoing high-risk deliveries did not see increases in travel times.
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U2 - 10.1377/hlthaff.24.3.802
DO - 10.1377/hlthaff.24.3.802
M3 - Article
C2 - 15886175
AN - SCOPUS:20044375799
VL - 24
SP - 802
EP - 810
JO - Health affairs (Project Hope)
JF - Health affairs (Project Hope)
SN - 0278-2715
IS - 3
ER -