William M. Sage

Texas A&M University School of Law

1515 Commerce St.

Fort Worth, TX 76102

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Stability, Not Crisis: Medical Malpractice Claim Outcomes in Texas, 1988-2002

as published in 2 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, pp. 207-259 (2005), Columbia Law and Economics Working Paper No. 287, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE05-002, U of Texas law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 030
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 25 Oct 2005 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2015
Bernard S. Black, Charles Silver, David A. Hyman and William M. Sage
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Texas at Austin - School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center and Texas A&M University School of Law
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Estimating the Effect of Damages Caps in Medical Malpractice Cases: Evidence from Texas

The Journal of Legal Analysis, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 355-409, 2009, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. 07-16, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 106, 2nd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 26 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 24 Dec 2009
David A. Hyman, Bernard S. Black, Charles Silver and William M. Sage
Georgetown University Law Center, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Texas at Austin - School of Law and Texas A&M University School of Law
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damages caps, medical malpractice, texas, settlements

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Defense Costs and Insurer Reserves in Medical Malpractice and Other Personal Injury Cases: Evidence from Texas, 1988-2004

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Defense Costs and Insurer Reserves in Medical Malpractice and Other Personal Injury Cases: Evidence from Texas, 1988-2004

U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE07-012, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 99, American Law and Economics Review, Vol. 10, pp. 185-245, 2008
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 17 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2010
Bernard S. Black, David A. Hyman, Charles Silver and William M. Sage
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, University of Texas at Austin - School of Law and Texas A&M University School of Law
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defense costs, litigation, torts, medical malpractice, insurance

Defense Costs and Insurer Reserves in Medical Malpractice and Other Personal Injury Cases: Evidence from Texas, 1988-2004

American Law and Economics Review, Vol. 10, Issue 2, pp. 185-245, 2008
Posted: 31 Dec 2008
Bernard S. Black, David A. Hyman, Charles Silver and William M. Sage
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, University of Texas at Austin - School of Law and Texas A&M University School of Law

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K13, K32, K41

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Physicians' Insurance Limits and Malpractice Payments: Evidence from Texas Closed Claims, 1990-2003

Journal of Legal Studies, pp. s9-s45, 2008, Georgetown Law and Economics Research Paper No. 981192, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 07-16, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE07-008, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 67
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 20 Apr 2007 Last Revised: 21 Mar 2008
Kathryn Zeiler, Bernard S. Black, Charles Silver, David A. Hyman and William M. Sage
Boston University - School of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Texas at Austin - School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center and Texas A&M University School of Law
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medical malpractice, insurance, liability

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Do Defendants Pay What Juries Award? Post-Verdict Haircuts in Texas Medical Malpractice Cases, 1988-2003

as published in 4 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, pp. 3-68 (2007), U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE06-028, U of Texas Law, Law and Economics Research Paper No. 68, 1st Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 06 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2015
David A. Hyman, Bernard S. Black, Kathryn Zeiler, Charles Silver and William M. Sage
Georgetown University Law Center, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Boston University - School of Law, University of Texas at Austin - School of Law and Texas A&M University School of Law
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Jury verdict, malpractice, payout, haircut

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Reputation, Malpractice Liability, and Medical Error

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 11 Mar 2005
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law
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medical malpractice, physician, tort, reputation, norms

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How Do the Elderly Fare in Medical Malpractice Litigation, Before and After Tort Reform? Evidence from Texas

American Law and Economics Review, Forthcoming 2012, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 09-24, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE09-009, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 137
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 16 May 2010 Last Revised: 13 May 2012
Myungho Paik, Bernard S. Black, David A. Hyman, William M. Sage and Charles Silver
Hanyang University - College of Policy Science, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Texas A&M University School of Law and University of Texas at Austin - School of Law
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Elderly, Malpractice, Claiming, Tort Reform

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Monopsony as an Agency and Regulatory Problem in Health Care

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 17 Jun 2004
Peter J. Hammer and William M. Sage
Wayne State University Law School and Texas A&M University School of Law
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antitrust, monopsony, agency, health care, health insurance

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Malpractice Payouts and Malpractice Insurance: Evidence from Texas Closed Claims, 1990-2003

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance, Vol. 33, pp. 177-192, 2008, Georgetown Law and Economics Research Paper No. 983199, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE07-016, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 102
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 02 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2008
Charles Silver, Bernard S. Black, Kathryn Zeiler, David A. Hyman and William M. Sage
University of Texas at Austin - School of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Boston University - School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center and Texas A&M University School of Law
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liability insurance, claims analysis, medical malpractice, insurance policy limits

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Understanding the First Malpractice Crisis of the 21st Century

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 16 Dec 2003
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Competing on Quality of Care: The Need to Develop a Competition Policy for Health Care Markets

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Competing on Quality of Care: The Need to Develop a Competition Policy for Health Care Markets

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 20 Jul 2000
Peter J. Hammer and William M. Sage
Wayne State University Law School and Texas A&M University School of Law
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Competing on Quality of Care: The Need to Develop a Competition Policy for Health Care Markets

Posted: 20 Jul 2000
Peter J. Hammer and William M. Sage
Wayne State University Law School and Texas A&M University School of Law

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Combating Antimicrobial Resistance: Regulatory Strategies and Institutional Capacity

U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 154, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE09-013
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 22 Jul 2009
William M. Sage and David A. Hyman
Texas A&M University School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
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Antibiotic, antimicrobial, resistance, regulatory theory, regulation

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Adding Principle To Pragmatism: The Transformative Potential of 'Medicare-for-All'

Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics, Vol. 20, 2021, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 22-15
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 29 May 2019 Last Revised: 25 Aug 2022
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Medicare-for-All, Obamacare, ACA, health reform, social determinants, disparities, health law, generational change

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Brand New Law! The Need to Market Health Care Reform

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 159, 2011, U of Texas Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 190, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 198
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 11 Feb 2011
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Managed Care's Crimea: Medical Necessity, Therapeutic Benefit, and the Goals of Administrative Process in Health Insurance

Number of pages: 75 Posted: 13 Apr 2004
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law
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health insurance, managed care, medical necessity, dispute resolution, mediation, therapeutic jurisprudence

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Assembled Products: The Key to More Effective Competition and Antitrust Oversight in Health Care

Cornell Law Review 2016; 101(3): 609-700, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. E560
Number of pages: 92 Posted: 17 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2016
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Health care, competition, regulated industries, antitrust

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Do Health Reform and Malpractice Reform Fit Together?

U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 203, Illinois Program in Law, Behavior and Social Science Paper No. LBSS11-13
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 28 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 12 Jul 2014
William M. Sage and David A. Hyman
Texas A&M University School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
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Malpractice, PPACA, Health Reform, Tort Reform

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Fracking Health Care: The Need to Safely De-Medicalize America and Recover Trapped Value for Its People

U of Texas Law, Public Law Research Paper
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 02 Jun 2017
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Health Policy, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, Health Economics, Triple Aim, Value-Based Care, Social Determinants of Health

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Health Law and Ethics

HEALTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE, Susan E. Skochelak et al., eds., 2nd edn, Elsevier, 2021, U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 20-27, Harvard Public Law Working Paper No. 21-03, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 22-67
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 17 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 07 Feb 2023
William M. Sage, I. Glenn Cohen and Allison K. Hoffman
Texas A&M University School of Law, Harvard Law School and University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Law & ethics, health care systems, fiduciary duty, conflict of interest, professional self-regulation, market competition, fraud, abuse, privacy, confidentiality, health insurance, informed consent to treatment, medical malpractice & redressing error, withholding & withdrawing care

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Relational Duties, Regulatory Duties, and the Widening Gap between Individual Health Law and Collective Health Policy

Georgetown Law Journal, Vol. 96, No. 2, 2008, U of Texas Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 133
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 11 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2010
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law
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health law, public law, bioethics, policy, biomedical

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If You Would Not Criminalize Poverty, Do Not Medicalize it

Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, Forthcoming, U of Texas Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 690, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 25 Jul 2018
William M. Sage and Jennifer E. Laurin
Texas A&M University School of Law and University of Texas School of Law
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healthcare, medicalization, poverty, criminalization, criminal justice

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Putting Insurance Reform in the ACA's Rear-View Mirror

Houston Law Review, Forthcoming, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. e551, U of Texas Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 551
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 12 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 05 May 2014
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Health reform, Affordable Care Act, health insurance coverage, medical services, population health

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Explaining America's Spendthrift Health Care System: The Enduring Effects of Public Regulation on Private Competition

Forthcoming 2019 in J. Boertjens et al., eds., Healthcare Finance (Edward Elgar Pub.) , U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper, U of Texas Law, Public Law Research Paper 581
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 27 Jul 2018
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law
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healthcare, health reform, Affordable Care Act, health law

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Should the Patient Conquer?

Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 45, No. 5, 2010, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 194
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 14 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 16 Feb 2011
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Health reform, PPACA, physician-patient relationship, population health

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Out of the Box: The Future of Retail Medical Clinics

Harvard Law & Policy Review, Vol. 3, 2009, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. e552
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 12 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2014
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Retail clinics, advanced practice nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, primary care

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Legal and Constitutional Influences on the Implementation of U.S. Health Care Reform

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 16 May 2013 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2013
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Health care reform, Obamacare, Affordable Care Act

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Our 'Patchwork' Health Care System: Melodic Variations, Counterpoint, and the Future Role of Physicians

Houston Journal of Health Law & Policy, 2014, Forthcoming, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. e553
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 12 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2014
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Health care reform, fragmentation, hospital, physician, health information technology, antitrust

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Brief of Amici Curiae Texas Professors Specializing in Health Law and Health Policy, Teladoc Inc. v. Texas Medical Board (5th Cir.)

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 16 Sep 2016
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law
Downloads 68 (505,064)
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Health Policy, Health Care Competition, Triple Aim, Value-Based Care, Antitrust, State Action, Occupational Licensing

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What the Pandemic Taught Us: The Health Care System We Have Is not the System We Hoped We Had

Ohio State Law Journal, Vol. 82, No. 5, 2021, Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 22-54
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 23 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2023
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Upstream Health Law

Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 42; 4: 535-549 (2014), U of Texas Law, Public Law Research Paper No. UTPUB629
Posted: 17 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2015
William M. Sage and Kelley McIlhattan
Texas A&M University School of Law and Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

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Health care, physicians, hospitals, innovation, regulation

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Changes in Physician Supply and Scope of Practice During a Malpractice Crisis: Evidence from Pennsylvania

Health Affairs, 2007
Posted: 26 Apr 2007
Michelle M. Mello, David M. Studdert, Jennifer Schumi, Troyen A. Brennan and William M. Sage
Stanford Law School, University of Melbourne - Faculty of Law & Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Statistics Collaborative, Inc., Aetna, Inc. and Texas A&M University School of Law

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malpractice, liability, medical, litigation, crisis, tort reform

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Caring for Patients in a Malpractice Crisis: Physician Satisfaction, the Physician-Patient Relationship, and Quality of Care

Posted: 12 Aug 2004
Michelle M. Mello, David M. Studdert, Catherine DesRoches, Jordan Peugh, Kinga Zapert, Troyen A. Brennan and William M. Sage
Stanford Law School, Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harris Interactive, Harris Interactive, Harvard School of Public Health/Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital and Texas A&M University School of Law

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malpractice, satisfaction, liability, physician, insurance

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The Forgotten Third: Liability Insurance and the Medical Malpractice Crisis

Posted: 30 Jul 2004
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law

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medical malpractice, liability insurance

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Hospitals' Behavior in a Tort Crisis: Observations from Pennsylvania

Posted: 24 Nov 2003
Michelle M. Mello, Carly N. Kelly, David M. Studdert, Troyen A. Brennan and William M. Sage
Stanford Law School, Harvard Law School, Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health/Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital and Texas A&M University School of Law

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medical malpractice, hospitals, liability, insurance

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A Copernican View of Health Care Antitrust

Posted: 09 May 2002
William M. Sage and Peter J. Hammer
Texas A&M University School of Law and Wayne State University Law School

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Antitrust, Health Care Quality, and the Courts

Posted: 16 Mar 2002
Peter J. Hammer and William M. Sage
Wayne State University Law School and Texas A&M University School of Law

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Competing on Quality of Care: Developing a Competition Policy for Health Care Markets

Posted: 05 Dec 1999
Peter J. Hammer and William M. Sage
Wayne State University Law School and Texas A&M University School of Law

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Expanding Managed Care Liability: What Impact on Employment-Based Health Coverage?

Posted: 02 Dec 1999
David M. Studdert, William M. Sage, Carole R. Gresenz and Deborah R. Hensler
Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Texas A&M University School of Law, Georgetown University Medical Center and Stanford Law School

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Regulating Through Information: Disclosure Laws and American Health Care

Posted: 09 Aug 1999
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law

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Physicians as Advocates

Houston Law Review, 1999
Posted: 02 Dec 1998
William M. Sage
Texas A&M University School of Law

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Stability, Not Crisis: Medical Malpractice Claim Outcomes in Texas, 1988-2002

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 06 Mar 2005
Bernard S. Black, Charles Silver, David A. Hyman and William M. Sage
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Texas at Austin - School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center and Texas A&M University School of Law
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health care, medical malpractice, tort system, litigation, malpractice insurance