title: Liability avenues increase for HMOs.
abstract: Texas has enacted a first-of-its-kind law that grants patients a statutory right to sue health maintenance organizations, and other managed care entities, for medical malpractice if the organization's decision adversely affects a patient's health. This new legislation opens the door for increased liability against managed care organizations, which had remained relatively protected from liability in the past.
authors.affiliation: Health Care Practice Group of Rudnick & Wolfe, Chicago, IL 60601, USA.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Lev
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013781:Texas