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Money, Medicine, and Malpractice in American Society
Arguing that national and individual self-determination are collapsing in the face of profit-seeking, social compulsions, this is an investigation of the development of medical liability insurance and its implications for tort law reform and health care provision in the USA.
| Author(s) | By Iain M. Hay. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 280 |
| Published in | United States |
| Published | 30 Apr 1992 |
| Availability | Not yet available |
Arguing that national and individual self-determination are collapsing in the face of profit-seeking, social compulsions, this is an investigation of the development of medical liability insurance and its implications for tort law reform and health care provision in the USA.
Preface Introduction Calamity in Context The Basis For Need (1945-1966) An Emerging Clash of Costs and Care (1966-1975) From Choice to Necessity Crisis, Claims, and New Connections: The First Malpractice Crisis Costs, Calamities, and the Second Mal
IAIN HAY is a Professor at Flinders University, South Australia He is the author of The Caring Commodity: The Provision of Health Care in New Zealand (1989).
