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A tired old lawyer's joke retitles almost any complex reform statute the "Lawyers' and Expert Witnesses' Relief Act of 199 ." To avoid this fate, a statute instituting comprehensive health care reform will have to address a host of difficult legal issues that lie just beneath the surface of President Bill Clinton's proposal for reform. Indeed, although the President's plan is substantively and structurally complex, it is a model of simplicity in comparison with the legal questions it raises. What are the most important legal problems, and how should they be resolved?

Remedies for Disputes

The basic cost-containment strategy of the Clinton proposal . . . [Full Text of this Article]

State Law and Federal Preemption

The Simmering Pot

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