Holding Health Care Accountable: Law and the New Medical Marketplace

by E. Haavi Morreim

Book Overview

Health care in the US and elsewhere has been rocked by economic upheaval. Cost-cuts, care-cuts, and confusion abound. Traditional tort and contract law have not kept pace. Physicians are still expected to deliver the same standard of care -- including costly resources - to everyone, regardless whether it is paid for. Health plans can now face litigation for virtually any unfortunate outcome, even those stemming from society's mandate to keep costs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195141326
• ISBN13: 9780195141320
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"