print email comment close Issues Updates: Medical Malpractice URL: http://www.iii.org/media/hottopics/insurance/medicalmal/ Description: This document provides recent developments related to medical malpractice insurance, which "covers doctors and other professionals in the medical field for liability claims arising from their treatment of patients." Some of the topics covered include claims and settlements, medical errors and patient safety, costs to the public, and the affordability of medical malpractice insurance. From the Insurance Information Institute. Publisher: Insurance Information Institute, Inc. Extra Keywords tort reform LII Database Information: Record 21432 created by Jennifer English on 05/03/2006 Last modification on 02/03/2009 Published: 02/12/2009   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21432