Defeating the Malpractice Crisis with Standardized Review of Expert Opinions (Safety Check‪)‬

Some states and politicians tout tort reform as the solution to the malpractice insurance rate crisis rocking U.S. health care. But is tort reform really enough? Tort reforms with caps on non-economic damages slow the rising trend in malpractice insurance premiums. Other reforms in legislation such as graduated contingency fees, lowering of the statute of limitation, collateral source rules, medical injury compensation funds, etc. complement tort reform.