Healthcare

JAMIE COURT AND SUSAN PISANO DISCUSS PATIENTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS

June 23, 2001  ·  Jamie Court

<p class="source">National Public Radio</p> <p>A strong political momentum in Congress to reform managed care. Our Dan Schorr talked about that with Susan Pisano from the American Association for Health Plans in Washington, DC, and out in Los Angeles, Jamie Court</p>

EDITORIAL

June 23, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>PATIENTS DESERVE BILL OF RIGHTS</h3><p class="source">Seattle Post-Intelligencer</p> <p>President Bush would be unwise to veto patients' bill of rights legislation. It's clearly needed and has popular support.</p>

Take 2 Aspirin, Call California in the Morning

June 14, 2001  ·  Jamie Court

<p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>A federal patients' bill of rights, which President Bush announced he would veto, deserves a second look, especially a look in the direction of California, which has the strongest patients' rights laws in the nation.</p>

Attorney general to probe Kaiser for donations to governor

June 13, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>State's largest health group dismisses the accusations</h3><p class="source">The Associated Press</p> <p>The state attorney general is investigating allegations that the nonprofit Kaiser Foundation Health Plan indirectly made contributions to Gov. Gray Davis and others, violating state and federal campaign laws, according to a published report.</p>

Area activist has hand in patient-rights guide

June 12, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Linda Roberts-Ross of Yucaipa says the booklet she helped write will be sent to libraries and doctors.</h3><p class="source">The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA.)</p> <p>Health-care activist Linda Roberts-Ross helped write a booklet she hopes will give patients life-saving information.</p>

Review Boards Siding With HMOs So Far

June 11, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Study is state's first look at new process of handling disputes. The industry and consumer advocates disagree on significance.</h3><p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>Using a new consumer protection law, state regulators since Jan. 1 have sent nearly 200 disputes between HMOs and patients to an independent medical review board, which has ruled in favor of the health plans 65% of the time</p>

Officials, advocates say California HMO law should be national model

June 11, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>A new state law allowing patients to sue health maintenance organizations has not resulted in a flood of lawsuits as insurance companies had feared, according to state regulators and a consumer group.</p>

HEALTHY OUTLOOK FOR BILL TO ALLOW HMO SUITS

June 4, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Recorder</p> <p>Californians who receive botched health care may be able to take their HMO to court if a bill, which passed the Senate last week, continues on its current path.</p>

Capitol Digest: Senate OKs bill on patients’ rights

May 30, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Sacramento Bee</p> <p>Patients would retain the right to sue despite health-care agreements that say otherwise under legislation that passed the state Senate on Tuesday.</p>

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE CONSIDERS ALLOWING PATIENTS TO SUE HMOS

May 30, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">BestWire</p> <p>The California state Senate has passed a bill that would give patients a choice of suing health maintenance organizations in court or through arbitration--under specific circumstances.</p>

Senate OKs bill banning mandatory arbitration of substantial harm cases

May 29, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>Legislation bolstering a patients' right-to-sue law was narrowly approved by the state Senate on Tuesday despite opposition from business and medical lobbies.</p>

A guide to managed health care published

May 24, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The San Diego Union-Tribune</p> <p>When Kathy Olsen's 2-year-old son, Steven, fell on a stick that jammed into his face in 1992, it set into motion a nightmare that still continues.</p>