Skip to main content

Lapse in Appropriations

Please note that a lapse in appropriations has caused GAO to shut down its operations. Therefore, GAO will not be able to publish reports or otherwise update this website until GAO resumes operations. In addition, the vast majority of GAO personnel are not permitted to work. Consequently, calls or emails to agency personnel may not be returned until GAO resumes operations. For details on how the bid protest process will be handled during the shutdown, please see the legal decisions page. For information related to the GAO Personnel Appeals Board (PAB), please see the PAB webpage.

Medical Malpractice: Alternatives to Litigation

HRD-92-28 Published: Jan 10, 1992. Publicly Released: Jan 10, 1992.
Jump To:
Skip to Highlights

Highlights

Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed voluntary arbitration programs and other alternatives for resolving medical malpractice claims.

Full Report

Media Inquiries

Sarah Kaczmarek
Managing Director
Office of Public Affairs

Public Inquiries

Topics

Claims settlementHospitalsInsurance claimsInsurance cost controlLiability (legal)Liability insuranceLitigationMalpractice (medical)NegligencePhysicians