title: Health plans and state tort liability.
abstract: In 1997, Texas enacted legislation expanding state tort liability to health plans. The following article discusses major provisions of the Texas health plan liability law, as well as a recent lawsuit asserting that the statute is preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act.
authors.affiliation: American Association of Health Plans, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Saccoccio
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
mesh_terms: D016365:Liability, Legal; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000592:standards*; D013781:Texas