The new federal Affordable Care Act could potentially have a positive effect on medical malpractice liability, actuaries were told at a recent Casualty Actuarial Society seminar on reinsurance.
According to a report from CAS on the seminar, John Mize, consulting actuary at Towers Watson, told attendees during a panel discussion that some provisions of the health care reform law emphasize value-based compensation programs.
Since hospitals will get penalized if they have a large proportion of re-admissions, this may motivate them to provide better care, which would result in more favorable outcomes and fewer claims, Mr. Mize pointed out.
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