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Case Law

Full-text Case Law Databases
The following Case Law databases contain health care law-related court opinions.

West Topic and Key Number System and LexisNexis Topics

Case law on health care issues can also be located using the West Topic and Key Number system in Westlaw and in print West Digests and LexisNexis Topics in LexisNexis. For more information on case law research generally and finding case law by topic, see our Case Law Research Tutorial.

Federal Statutes

All Healthcare Law Statutes and Legislation
Health Law Statutes & Court Rules
Bloomberg Law Health Practice Center
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Fifty State Surveys

Major Health Care Policies: Fifty State Profiles
Call Number: RA413.5.U5 H43
Annual publication providing a state-by-state update on legislation impacting major health care issues, such as Medicaid, long-term care, and public health.
State by State Guide to Managed Care Law
Call Number: KF3825 .S72
Key court decisions, state managed care policies and practices, and codes and regulations regarding managed care organizations.
National Survey of State Laws
Call Number: KF386 .N38
Provides charts containing state laws on variety of topics. Health law topics include abortion, medical records, and the right to die.
50 State Statutory Surveys
Health Care - Fraud and Abuse,
Health Care Facilities, Health Insurance Oversight, Health Care Providers, Health Care Expenses, Long Term Care, Mandated Benefits, Medical Malpractice, Medicaid and Indigent Care, Pharmaceuticals, Records and Recordkeeping

Legislative Histories

Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories
Provides list of legislative histories for federal statutes. Also in print at REF Desk KF42.2 2005
ProQuest Congressional
Search by citation, keyword, or subject (e.g., medicine) to find available legislative history documents.
Law Library Catalog
Search to find compiled legislative histories in the Law Library's collection.

For more information on researching legislative history, see our extensive Legislative History Research Guide.

Regulations

All Healthcare Law Administrative Codes and Regulations
Healthcare Regulations
Bloomberg Law Health Practice Center
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Case Law Research Tutorial

Statutory Research Tutorial

Includes videos covering topics "What are Statutes and Where to Find Them," "Anatomy of a Code," "Finding Statutes Online," "Finding Statutes Using Print," and "Updating and Currency."

Health Law Research Guide

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