6/27/2001: House Republicans Unveil Their Own Patients' Rights Compromise (CNN.com)Excerpt: "The bill gives patients a limited right to sue in state court if they are injured after their health maintenance organization (HMO) refuses to follow a treatment decision by an outside review panel to which the patient had appealed ... The [bill] protects employers who provide health insurance from being sued by limiting liability to a 'dedicated decision-maker,' typically the HMO."
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