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March 18, 2013

The Law and Your Health

What to Do If You Have Problems

Your health care can literally be a life or death matter. The law may be a way to deal with health care that has gone wrong.

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What options do I have when my health plan refuses to cover the treatment I need?

Can I recover damages from my health plan when it does not live up the promises in the health plan’s brochure?

Is the health plan legally responsible if I am injured because of a doctor’s mistake?

How can I recover from my health plan for negligence?

What is respondeat superior?

What is apparent authority?

What is corporate negligence liability?


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