1. M. Glabman , “Bare Bones,” Trustee 56 , no. 3 ( 2003 ): 8 –13.
2. P.M. Danzon , A.J. Epstein, and S. Johnson, “The ‘Crisis’ in Medical Malpractice Insurance” (Presentation at the Brookings-Wharton Conference on Public Policy Issues Confronting the Insurance Industry, Philadelphia, 4 March 2003), found that premium increases were six percentage points higher in states without caps on non-economic damages of $500,000 or less. A 2003 study by the Pew Charitable Trusts argued that patients receiving large payments in the current system are generally those injured by medical errors or negligence. Quoted in M. Romano, “Keeping the Cap,” Modern Healthcare 33 , no. 25 ( 2003 ): 25 , 28.
3. For example, subsidies for malpractice insurance, stronger disciplinary procedures for negligent or incompetent physicians, and toughening reporting of any malpractice settlements are among the measures considered by the Illinois State Legislature in addition to caps on noneconomic damages. G. Hinz, “No Jury Cap for Doctors in Lawsuits,” Crain’s Chicago Business 27 , no. 13 ( 2004 ): 3 , 34.