Word: norwood
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...appears that events may have overtaken Charlie Norwood. For more than six years, the Georgia Republican was the standard-bearer in any debate over a patients? bill of rights, pushing for an expanded right to sue negligent HMOs in state and federal court...
...Wednesday, with head-spinning speed, President Bush, who has repeatedly threatened to veto any legislation that didn't limit the right to sue, convinced Norwood to back off his hard line on the issue. Moments after a handshake in the Oval Office, the Representative was on national television, announcing the deal, and leaving many of his colleagues in the House and Senate totally bewildered...
...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 may die a procedural death before it?s approved...
...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...
...hard to tell. The White House is trying to talk to Norwood on this because they haven?t had a lot of luck with other congressmen. And much to the frustration of the White House, Norwood hasn?t moved too much on these negotiations...