Health Law : Cases, Materials and Problems

Furrow, Barry R., Greaney, Thomas L.

ISBN 10: 0314184740 / ISBN 13: 9780314184740

Published by West Academic Publishing, 2008

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Synopsis:

For more than two decades, Health Law: Cases, Materials and Problems has defined the field of health law, providing a balanced overview of law as it affects patients, professionals, institutions, and entities that deliver and finance U.S. health care. Health Law comprehensively treats topics concerns such as the oversight of quality (including the latest developments in patient safety), cost control (including consumer-directed health care), guarantees of adequate access to services, exempt-organization tax issues, transactions and relationships among health care professionals and providers, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and malpractice litigation. Written without a policy bias to fairly reflect all viewpoints, the book considers legal and ethical issues involving death, human reproduction, medical treatment decision making, and medical research. It also explores the government's efforts to control costs and expand access through Medicare and Medicaid and examin

Bibliographic Details

Title: Health Law : Cases, Materials and Problems
Publisher: West Academic Publishing
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good