State law regulates the practice of medicine, physicians, hospitals, and all other entities providing health care.
Most states have similar laws governing the practice of medicine.
However, states vary greatly on how much they regulate HMOs, thus leaving consumers exposed to a variety of managed care abuses. HMO liability is the subject of much political debate and there are both federal and state attempts at managed care reform , particularly around the issue of liability. A variety of New York laws are discussed in page on New York law. Relevant cases are linked to the information on these pages. Since I am a New York lawyer, I would appreciate any information from attorneys on laws from other states.