Medical Malpractice: Data on Claims Needed to Evaluate Health Centers' Insurance Alternatives

HRD-91-98 Published: May 02, 1991. Publicly Released: May 02, 1991.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on critical data elements needed to assess alternative ways of providing medical malpractice insurance coverage to community and migrant health care centers providing services to vulnerable and disadvantaged populations.

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Health Care

Actuarial tablesData collectionDisadvantaged personsFederal grantsHealth centersHealth surveysInsurance cost controlInsurance premiumsLiability insuranceMalpractice (medical)Migrant health services