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John B. Breaux: The Labor Secretary would have an approved list of independent reviewers and they would publish that approved list and…

On the recordJune 20, 2001
The Labor Secretary would have an approved list of independent reviewers and they would publish that approved list and allow that there be an approved list of independent reviewers that the Secretary of Labor would designate as being independent review people or organizations that do that type work. And then somebody has to pick from among that list. They may have 20 different groups that do that on the list. Then somebody has to enter into a contract with one of those. In both of our bills, it is the HMO that has to enter into the contract. Is it inappropriate to allow the HMO to pick from a selected approved list by the DOL?
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John B. Breaux

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Discussing the role of the Labor Secretary in designating independent reviewers for HMOs.

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