05/09/2000
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"Congress should come together to pass this long overdue legislation."
"Under this new rule, for the first time, health plans would be required to make coverage decisions quickly— within 72 hours for urgent requests—and to provide consumers with meaningful information on ..."
"But the only way to give every American in every health plan the right to see a specialist, to go to the nearest emergency room—not the cheapest—and to hold health care plans accountable when they cau..."
"We will miss his counsel and friendship deeply."