title: Taking a closer look at the managed care class actions: impact litigation as an assist to the market.
abstract: Professor Cerminara examines the use of class action lawsuits to empower individuals to challenge health care decision-making. The article begins by noting the benefits of class actions which provide strength in numbers and a far-ranging impact by challenging policy decisions and encouraging corporate responsiveness. Professor Cerminara concludes that class actions are but one step in the process of empowering individuals and decreasing their resentment of the lack of process currently within the health care system.
authors.affiliation: Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center, USA.
authors.forename: Kathy L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Cerminara
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033222:Judicial Role; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010358:Patient Participation; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States