IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR HEALTH PLANS AND HMO'S (Archives) Table of Contents No Medicare Bad Faith Action District courts continue the trend towards permitting malpractice claims against HMO's and managed care plans HMO Arbitration Agreement Upheld -Engalla v. Kaiser State Rescission Law Preempted No Preemption If Not An ERISA Plan Bad Faith Action Preempted Settlement Agreement Not Preempted U.S. Supreme Court Petitioned to Consider Scope of ERISA Preemption for Malpractice Claims Multiple Bills Pending in Congress to Eliminate ERISA Preemption or Create Federal Remedies for Bad Faith and Malpractice Claims Republicans Sponsor Bill to Eliminate ERISA Preemption California Statute Limiting Appeals of Medical Board Discipline Ruled Unconstitutional California Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Potvin case Court of Appeal Reaffirms Immunities for Medical Board Investigators Metropolitan Life petitions the California Supreme Court to overturn the Potvin decision Bad Faith Wrongful Termination Defined Investigation By Attorney Not Privileged Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Guz v. Bechtel Court Defines At-Will Employment $250,000 MICRA Limit Increased No Arbitration For Consumer Protection Act Violation Courtesy Defense Entitled to Cumis Counsel The Changing Liability Landscape For Managed Care Plans Liability of Managed Care Plans for Medical Malpractice and Credentialing/QA/UM Exposure What Physicians Need to Know About Managed Care and Medical Malpractice Americans with Disabilities Act and Managed Care Statutory Right To Sue Health Plans In California State Bad Faith Action Under Conversion Plan Not Preempted by ERISA Unfair Competition and CLRA Action Not Subject to Arbitration, Cruz v. Pacificare State Bad Faith Action Under Conversion Plan Not Preempted by ERISA Summary Judgment Denied in Proposition 65 Dental Amalgam Filling Lawsuit Medi-Cal Liens Preempted by Federal Law Right To Sue For Denial of Medicare Benefits Getting "Abuse of Discretion" Standard For Review of Health Plan Decisions Under Ingram v. Martin Marietta Health Plan Cannot Coordinate Benefits With Auto UM Coverage Preferred Provider Plan Held Clear and Unambiguous Van Ness v. Blue Cross
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