We examine the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on medical liability and the controversy over whether medical liability reforms could make a useful contribution to health care reform. By providing guaranteed access and renewal at community rates, the ACA could reduce the problem of...

Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi have adopted medical malpractice reform legislation in response to the three crises in medical liability insurance. In 1975, Louisiana adopted damages caps, created a patient compensation fund, and mandated the submission of claims to screening panels. In...