ERISA's Impact on Medical Malpractice and Negligence Claims Against Managed Care Plans.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judge-made law.

Claims.

Federal government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (19 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines the impact of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) on the ability of patients to bring State medical malpractice or negligence claims against health maintenance organizations. Provides brief background on ERISA, ERISA provisions preempting State law, and Supreme Court interpretation of preemption provisions. Surveys State responses.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. ERISA's Impact on Medical Malpractice and Negligence Claims Against Managed Care Plans

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