Health plan liability and ERISA: The expanding scope of state legislation

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 217-223

  Hellinger, Fred J ^a   Young, Gary J ^b  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; LAW; PENSION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; CONTRACTS; EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; STATE GOVERNMENT; STATE HEALTH PLANS; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13144277545     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.037895     Document Type: Review

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