Baicker, Katherine; Chandra, Amitabh - 2004
.S. along two dimensions. If growth in malpractice payments results in higher malpractice insurance premiums for physicians … malpractice liability might also encourage physicians to practice 'defensive medicine.' We us rich ne data to examine the … malpractice liability drive physicians to close their practices or not move to areas with high payments? Third, do increases in …