John Bel Edwards said "In answer to the Senator's question, not only under this amendment the employer couldn't be held accountable, in fact the HMO couldn't be held accountable because they would both be exempted from the legislation. So the family and the patient would be completely left out. That was my point earlier in responding to the Senator, in my comment that this is an extreme response. We have a response, both in our legislation and legislation on which the Senator has been very actively involved, that provides adequate protection, will make sure small employers are protected, but does not punish almost half the families in the country." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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In answer to the Senator's question, not only under this amendment the employer couldn't be held accountable, in fact the HMO couldn't be held accountable because they would both be exempted from the legislation. So the family and the patient would be completely left out. That was my point earlier in responding to the Senator, in my comment that this is an extreme response. We have a response, both in our legislation and legislation on which the Senator has been very actively involved, that provides adequate protection, will make sure small employers are protected, but does not punish almost half the families in the country.

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John Bel Edwards

Democratic · Louisiana

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing accountability in healthcare legislation during a Senate debate.

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