Avraham, Ronen; Dafny, Leemore S.; Schanzenbach, Max M. - 2011
We evaluate the effect of tort reform on employer-sponsored health insurance premiums by exploiting state … and 2006, we find that caps on non-economic damages, collateral source reform, and joint and several liability reform … can reduce “defensive” healthcare costs even absent tort reform. The results are the first direct evidence that tort …