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John Bel Edwards: “Reclaiming my time, the difference is, we have specific language in our bill that says neither the HMO nor the patient…”

On the recordJune 20, 2001
Reclaiming my time, the difference is, we have specific language in our bill that says neither the HMO nor the patient can have any relationship or any control over who is the group who picks the reviewing panel, No. 1, or the reviewing panel itself. Their bill is silent on that specific issue.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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Discussing differences between healthcare bills regarding control over reviewing panels.

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