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Insurance

Mar. 11, 2000

Mo HMO Woes

^^SPECIAL ISSUE: CONSUMER ATTORNEYS^^ By Brian S. Kabeteck and Carolyn P. Bell Last year, responding to perceived abuses by health maintenance organizations, the California legislature enacted the Managed Health Care Insurance Accountability Act of 1999. Civil Code Section 3428 (Deering 2000). The act, effective January 1, 2000, creates tort liability for HMOs for their failure to exercise ordinary care in providing health services to members.

By Brian S. Kabeteck and Carolyn P. Bell
        Last year, responding to perceived abuses by health maintenance organizations, the California legislature enacted the Managed Health Care Insurance Accountability Act of 1999. Civil Code Section 3428 (Deering 2000). The act, effective January 1, 2000, creates tort liability for HMOs for their failure to exercise ordinary care in providing ...

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