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1976 Ins. L.J. 70 (1976)
The Swedish No-Fault Patient Compensation Program: Provisions and Preliminary Findings

handle is hein.journals/inslj38 and id is 70 raw text is: The Swedish No-Fault Patient Compensation Program: Provisions and Preliminary Findings By EVA D. COHEN and SAMUEL P. KORPER A no-fault patient compensation program, one of the sug- gested solutions to the medical malpractice crisis in the United States, has been in operation in Sweden for over a year. This article describes the provisions of the Swedish program and analyzes its first six months' experience. The authors point out that the separation of the disciplinary from the compensatory aspects of the medical adverse events per- haps is the primary issue to be examined for its implications for United States policy. Eva D. Cohen, M.P.H., is Assis- tant Director, Office of Regional Activities and Continuing Education, and Lecturer in Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine. Samuel P. Korper, M.P.H., M.Phil., is Assistant Dean for Regional Activities, Yale University School of Medicine. Introduction T HE INCREASING NUMBER of malpractice claims in the United States has resulted in a search for alternative means of settling dis- putes concerning compensation for injuries received during medical treatment.' Current and proposed alternatives to the present system of settling claims have included the use of screening panels, arbitration, and patient compensation programs.2 Since empirical data from such alternative programs are relatively unavailable at this time in the United States, it may be of benefit to examine the kinds of programs implemented in other nations to bring about solutions to similar problems. A patient compensation program-a patient insurance for treatment- related injury-was established in Sweden on January 1, 1975.3 The provisions of this insurance are described in this paper, which also gives a brief overview of the process for reporting malpractice claims in ,See, for example, U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, -Report of the Secretary's Commission on Medical Malpractice ('1973), p. 102. 'See U. S. Congress, House of Representatives, Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, An Overview of Medical Malpractice, Comnmittee Print No. 4, 94,th lCongress, 1st Session, March 17, 1975. ' Announcements about the insurance were made in the news media and through pamphlets available to the public at health care and social service institutions. 0I L J - February, 1976

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