Greg Ganske: “let us go on with some of these survey findings. Proposal: Any basic managed care plan would be required to allow…”

“let us go on with some of these survey findings. Proposal: Any basic managed care plan would be required to allow patients to see plan specialists when necessary. Do you support? 94 percent. Opposed, 2.1 percent. We are talking about the ability when you have a complicated medical decision to get a referral to a specialist. That is one of the provisions in these two bills: the Patient Bill of Rights and the Patient Access to Responsible Care Act. Ninety-five percent of the American public agrees with that. Proposal: Patient should have the right to a speedy appeal when a plan denies coverage for a benefit or service. Do you support? 94.7 percent. Opposed, 3.3 percent. Proposal: A complete list of benefits and costs offered by the health plan before he or she signs up for the plan. Do you support? 91.3 percent. Opposed, 4.6 percent. This is another one of the provisions that is in both of these bills, full disclosure. For heaven's sake, we are talking about an organization that makes life and death decisions.”