This paper analyzes legal issues with reference to health care insurance and managed care in America today, noting how the insurance system is often held up as a way of coping with the increasing costs of health care in terms of the managed care system that is developing, but aside from the millions of Americans who do not have insurance, insurance does not even cover the costs for those who are insured, a situation which has led to numerous lawsuits, congressional committee investigations, and suggestions as to how to fix the system.
