Tag: David Studdert

Nation & World
HSPH examines government role in health disparities

Health officials from Mexico, Sweden, England, and the United States compared notes on health reforms March 4 at a symposium designed to illuminate the role of government in addressing health…

March 10, 2005

2 minutes
Nation & World
Study casts doubt on claims that the medical malpractice system is plagued by frivolous lawsuits

The debate over medical malpractice litigation, which raged during the last presidential campaign, continues as a hot-button political and health care issue in the U.S. The Senate is expected to…

January 1, 2005

2 minutes
Nation & World
Physicians who are experts on managed care avoid enrolling in HMOs

Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and RAND surveyed 279 professors at 17 universities across the country who were prominent experts in managed care to find out their…

April 29, 2002

1 minute
Nation & World
No-fault compensation for medical injury proposed

Three jumbo jets filled with patients crashing every two days — that’s the analogy for the number of patients estimated to die annually from medical injury in the U.S. A…

July 10, 2001

1 minute