Many observers have concluded that the medical malpractice litigation system needs improvement. Medical malpractice cases are extremely complicated, requiring proof of injury, proof of the health care provider's fault, and determination of economic and noneconomic damages.
Aging & Disability
ASPE produces policy research focusing on older adults, Medicare, dual-eligible beneficiaries, individuals with disabilities, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and caregivers. Resources relating to aging and disability include advance directives, end-of-life care planning, elder abuse, long-term services and supports (LTSS), home and community-based services (HCBS), and healthy aging.
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NAPA
The National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) creates an important opportunity to build upon and leverage HHS programs and other federal efforts to help change the trajectory of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) with input from a public-private Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services.
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Advanced SearchEvaluation of Early Offer Reform of Medical Malpractice Claims: Final Report. Executive Summary.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Executive Summary
The Nursing Home Liability Insurance Market: A Case Study of Georgia
The report is one of five case studies that was prepared as part of a larger study sponsored by ASPE within HHS on trends and issues in the nursing home liability insurance market. Additional case studies were conducted of the nursing home liability insurance market in the states of California, Florida, Ohio and Texas.
The Nursing Home Liability Insurance Market: A Case Study of Ohio
The report is one of five case studies that was prepared as part of a larger study sponsored by ASPE within HHS on trends and issues in the nursing home liability insurance market. Additional case studies were conducted of the nursing home liability insurance market in the states of California, Georgia, Florida and Texas.
The Nursing Home Liability Insurance Market: A Case Study of California
This report is one of five case studies prepared as part of a larger study sponsored by ASPE within HHS on trends and issues in the nursing home liability insurance market. Additional case studies were conducted of the nursing home liability insurance market in the states of Ohio, Florida, Georgia and Texas.
Childless Elderly Beneficiaries' Use and Costs of Medicare Services: Final Report
This report focuses on findings for the cost analyses that use the 1994 National Long-Term Care Survey as a baseline and 1995-1998 costs as outcomes. Additional findings, using other years, or usage rather than cost outcomes, were generally consistent with these basic findings. Only for 1995 did the authors find that total Medicare costs were lower for parents than for childless individuals.
The Nursing Home Liability Insurance Market: A Case Study of Florida
This report presents an update of the nursing home liability insurance market in Florida. The report is one of five case studies that was prepared as part of a larger study sponsored by ASPE within HHS on trends and issues in the nursing home liability insurance market.
The Nursing Home Liability Insurance Market: A Case Study of Texas
This report presents a case study of the nursing home liability insurance market in Texas. The report is one of five case studies that was prepared as part of a larger study sponsored by ASPE within HHS on trends and issues in the nursing home liability insurance market.
Examination of Texas Rider 37: A Medicaid "Money Follows the Person" Long-Term Care Initiative
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Recent Trends in the Nursing Home Liability Insurance Market
This report first presents a summary of the environment in each of the five states California, Florida, Georgia, Ohio and Texas that were selected for case study analysis. Next, the report describes national trends in litigation and claims against the nursing home industry.