Focus (Forum & Focus)
Aug. 19, 2008
Kaiser Should Read the Fine Print on Arbitration Agreements
Since the 1970s, Kaiser Permanente subscribers have been barred from exercising their constitutional right to a jury trial when they are the victims of medical errors, writes Daniel Pleasant. - Forum Column
By Daniel B. Pleasant
This article appears on Page 6
Since the 1970s, Kaiser Permanente subscribers have been barred from exercising their constitutional right to a jury trial when they are the victims of medical errors because Kaiser has included arbitration agreements in all of its health plans. Because one in six Californians obtains health care through Kaiser, the Kaiser arbitration procedure ha...
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