Word: hmos
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Early in the week it looked certain that a bipartisan bill making it easy for patients to sue their HMOs would pass the House. Republican Charlie Norwood, a dentist turned Congressman and a leading voice on the issue, wasn't bowing to constant pressure from Bush. As Norwood shuttled back and forth between the White House and his allies--including Senators John McCain and Ted Kennedy--he promised them he wouldn't sell...
Indeed, the animals are so good at what they do that it may be only a matter of time before they win over the real powers that be in the medical establishment--the HMOs. "Insurance companies will need to recognize the benefits of animal-assisted therapy and reimburse accordingly," predicts Richmond's Barker, whose study of 230 hospitalized patients treated with--and without--a dog in the room was published in the journal Psychiatric Services. The canine-assisted sessions measurably reduced anxiety in depressive and demented patients and cut the anxiety level of psychotic patients in half...
...Early in the week it looked certain that a bipartisan bill making it easy for patients to sue their HMOs would pass the House. Republican Charlie Norwood, a dentist turned Congressman and a leading voice on the issue, wasn't bowing to constant pressure from Bush. As Norwood shuttled back and forth between the White House and his allies - including Senators John McCain and Ted Kennedy - he promised them he wouldn't sell...
...According to the compromise, the specifics of which have yet to be disclosed, patients will be able to sue their HMOs in state court, but only under federal rules. The liability cap, which was the second major point of contention between the two sides, will be raised to $1.5 million, a figure that may be introduced only in the most extreme cases. Norwood?s concessions will be the subject of House debate Thursday. Republican leaders express confidence the measure will be voted on by the end of the day, but some House Democrats are hinting the bill...
...course, that isn?t the last step for Bush. The Senate has already passed its own bill of rights, sponsored by Edward Kennedy and John McCain, that provides patients with sweeping opportunities to sue their HMOs in both state and federal court. If the House accepts the Bush-Norwood deal, negotiators from the two chambers will have to reconcile the versions in conference committee...