I have concerns about the fundamental question that the principle of this legislation is that we treat HMOs, for accountability purposes, as everyone else. And the notion of doing something specifically to protect them from class actions and to limit class actions and to limit the RICO statute is something that would violate that principle of which I would want my colleagues to be aware.
Discussing concerns about legislation affecting HMOs and class action lawsuits.
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