HMOs liable for actions of their network doctors

Article Abstract:

The Florida Supreme Court declared a ruling that the HMOEs would be sued under the state law if there arose a question about the quality of care with whom the health plan contracts. A lawsuit of Susan Cohen VillazonEs case, filed by her husband, is presented in which the physician with whom the company misdiagnosed a cancerous tongue condition leading to her death in 1997.

Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Laws, regulations and rules, Medical care, Medical care quality, Powers and duties, Florida. Supreme Court

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HMOs may lose malpractice immunity

Article Abstract:

The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals gave the permission to a widow to sue an HMO for medical practice where her husband died after his insurer approved a less aggressive cancer treatment than the one his physician recommended as the best course of treatment. This has affected the ERISA that had protected plans from liability.

Company legal issue, Cases, Medical personnel, Medical malpractice

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