In recent years, Congress has considered a number of legislative proposals that would modify the tort litigation system in the United States by imposing limits on medical malpractice claims, as many states have done. In this background paper, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reviews existing studies of tort limits and health care spending and presents an empirical analysis of a broader set of spending measures than has been examined previously. It is motivated by the question of whether changes in the malpractice environment could also have an effect on the utilization of health care, perhaps by altering physicians' decisions.The analysis also performs a number of detailed specification tests on the results. In keeping with CBO's mandate to provide objective, nonpartisan analysis, the report makes no recommendations. Originally published by the U.S. Government.
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Medical Malpractice Tort Limits and Health Care Spending: A CBO Background Paper
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