Health plan addresses antitrust, malpractice; trial lawyer concerns: fee caps and ADR
Article Abstract:
The draft of Pres Bill Clinton's health care reform plan advocates sweeping changes such as tort reform and limiting insurance companies' antitrust exemptions while speaking in generalities, giving little practical idea of how the changes will be implemented. For instance, the draft advocates alternative dispute resolution (ADR) of malpractice claims but fails to say whether ADR would be obligatory. Trial lawyers caution that obligatory ADR would make the process more expensive for claimants. Other changes include tying workers' compensation to health care.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1993
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Health team ignores lawyers
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The White House has for the most part excluded attorneys who work for private health care providers from membership in its health care task force. Some observers feel the White House is excluding these attorneys in case they have clients with special interests which might influence them, but this deprives the task force of health-related legal experience which might be of value to them. The task force's 30 working groups are thought to number some 400 participants. They are to submit a proposed health care reform law to Congress by May 3, 1992.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1993
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Lawyers offer advice on health; ABA invited to talk
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The ABA has formed a Working Group on Health Care Reform and provided advice to Hillary Rodham Clinton's special task force on that subject. The association will present white papers to the First Lady on topics including tort reform, outcomes assessment, taxes and antitrust issues. To attorneys, one of the most controversial health care reform issues is proposed changes in medical malpractice laws.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1993
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