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The Medical Malpractice Myth

Forget tort reform. The Democrats have a better diagnosis.

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Correction, July 11, 2006:The original paragraph misstated the relevant numbers in the Studdert malpractice study. (Return to the corrected paragraph.)

Correction, July 17, 2006: The original sentence incorrectly stated the institutional affiliations of the researchers. (Return  to the corrected paragraph.)

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The original sentence incorrectly stated the number of cases thrown out of court despite evidence of injury and physician error. (Return to the corrected paragraph.)

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Ezra Klein is a writing fellow at The American Prospect.

Photgraph of Sens. Bill Frist and Hillary Clinton by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images.