Volume 49, Number 2 (Spring 1986)
Medical Malpractice: Can the Private Sector Find Relief?
Randall R. Bovbjerg & Clark C. Havighurst
Special Editors for this Symposium
Preliminary
I. Recurrent Crises: Their Nature and Extend
Information on Malpractice: A Review of Empirical Research on Major Policy Issues
Stephen Zuckerman, Christopher F. Koller, and Randall R. Bovbjerg
85
Book Review
Note
II. Proposals for Legislative Reform
H.R. 3084: A More Rational Compensation System for Medical Malpractice
W. Henson Moore and John S. Hoff
117
Neo-No-Fault Remedies for Medical Injuries: Coordinated Statutory and Contractual Alternatives
Jeffrey O'Connell
125
III. Prospects for Reform Through Private Contract
Rethinking the Allocation of Medical Malpractice Risks Between Patients and Providers
Glen O. Robinson
173
Medical Malpractice, Imperfect Information, and the Contractual Foundation for Medical Services
Richard A. Epstein
201
Malpractice Reform Through Consumer Choice and Consumer Education: Are New Concepts Marketable?
Max W. Fine and Jonathan H. Sunshine
213
IV. Allocating Rights and Responsibilities
Contractual Revisions to Medical Malpractice Liability
William H. Ginsburg, Steven J. Kahn, Michael C. Thornhill, and Steven C. Gambardella
253