What Is Medical Malpractice Tort Reform?
Medical malpractice tort reform is the process of enacting changes to civil law that alter the way medical malpractice suits can be pursued. In the United States, a number of advocates clamored for medical practice tort reform in the late 1990s and early 2000s, arguing that malpractice suits were having a chilling effect on the practice of medicine in addition to driving up healthcare costs. People opposed to tort reform argued that many of the claims made by supporters were spurious.
