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Legal Problems In The Organization And Operation Of Group Health Plans, Horace R. Hansen

Vanderbilt Law Review

This article is intended as a practical aid to the lawyer who is confronted with the legal problems involved in the organization and operation of a group health plan.' It covers the statutes and decisions of the states affecting the corporate structure, the problems involved in membership service contracts and their comparison with insurance policies, and the unique requirements of physicians' contracts.

Group health plans here discussed are those in which the member-patients sponsor and control the nonprofit corporation on a democratic or cooperative basis, or at least have an effective voice in its management. The corporation usually owns the …