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  • Title: Bleeding Kentucky: unjust tort laws cause a hemorrhage of physicians to other states.
    Author: Tobin GR.
    Journal: J Ky Med Assoc; 2006 Feb; 104(2):51-5. PubMed ID: 16594570.
    Abstract:
    Access to medical care in Kentucky is increasingly being lost due to the unjust tort climate created by the state constitution and Jural Rights Doctrine. The primary mechanism underlying this loss of access is migration of physicians to other states with more reasonable tort statutes and lower liability premiums. Access to care in rural settings is particularly impaired. The dimensions of this effect are explored and other harmful effects on access to care in Kentucky are presented in this analysis.
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