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John B. Breaux: But it says you can't influence the independent reviewer. Under your bill, the HMOs are paying the salaries for the…

On the recordJune 20, 2001
But it says you can't influence the independent reviewer. Under your bill, the HMOs are paying the salaries for the services of the reviewer. Is that not influence?
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John B. Breaux

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Questioning the influence of HMOs on independent reviewers in health care legislation.

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