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Phase 5: Stabilize & govern · Step 5.4

Pilot a no-fault patient compensation system (optional)

Years 3–10 · UHA; participating statesDiscuss this step

Every existing law, program, institution, or practice this step changes: what it is today, what happens to it, when, and what that costs or trades off.

WhatTodayChangeTrade-off
Medical malpractice (state tort law)
continuesYears 3–10
Provider payment & regulation
Litigation-based compensation; premiums are a cost of practice.Unchanged except for optional no-fault pilots.Defensive medicine persists unless pilots succeed.