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Personal Injury & Torts

Oct. 12, 1999

HMO Reform Not Likely to Result in Litigation Landslide

Legislation passed in a surprising vote by the U.S. House of Representatives late last week giving patients a wide range of rights against their HMOs is not expected to have a dramatic impact on civil claims in California due to its unlikely prospects for becoming law and its built-in review process.

By Denise Levin
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        Legislation passed in a surprising vote by the U.S. House of Representatives late last week giving patients a wide range of rights against their HMOs is not expected to have a dramatic impact on civil claims in California due to its unlikely prospects for becoming law and its built-in review process.

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