What does HCLA stand for?

Health Care Liability Act

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Calad that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act pre-empts the Texas Health Care Liability Act.

Federal trumps state law in HMO disputes

The decision struck down a Texas law, the Texas Health Care Liability Act, which made insurers and managed care companies liable for damages caused by their failure to exercise ordinary care in making treatment decisions, and limited the application of the Court's decision in Pegram v.

Recent Supreme Court Rulings Affecting Employer-Sponsored Health Plans

Davila contended that a 1997 Texas law known as the Texas Health Care Liability Act prohibited the plans from improperly denying needed medical care.

Supreme court ruling on HMOs irks physicians

1997: Texas passes the Health Care Liability Act This Texas state law allowed consumers to sue their HMOs in state court when they suffered harm due to negligence by their HMO.

Supreme Court ruling windfall for HMOs may be short-lived

Calad, the United States Supreme Court reached a unanimous landmark decision that a state law cause of action for wrongful denial of benefits, such as one brought under the Texas Health Care Liability Act (commonly referred to as "S.

U.S. Supreme Court Decides ERISA Preempts Denial Of Benefits Cases

The 5th Circuit characterized the claims brought under the Texas Health Care Liability Act as tort claims against the HMO for failure to exercise ordinary care, rather than breach of contract claims against the plan administrator.

U.S. Supreme Court Holds That ERISA Preempts State Law Claims Against ...

Respondents Juan Davila and Ruby Calad filed separate state-court lawsuits seeking compensatory and punitive damages under the Texas Health Care Liability Act, contending that their respective insurers, Aetna Health Inc.

Supreme Court Docket Report, October Term, 2003 - Number 3