On the recordAugust 2, 2001
Make no mistake, the Norwood amendment guts the patients' bill of rights, and what is left behind? Nothing more than an ``HMO Bill of Slights.'' The Norwood amendment slights patients with weakened accountability provisions; it slights patients by preempting stronger State laws, which would allow patients to sue HMOs for bad medical decisions; it slights patients by prohibiting class action lawsuits against HMOs; and it slights patients by allowing HMOs to delay a patient's day in court by choosing Federal court over State court. Mr. Chairman, justice delayed is justice denied. The American people have waited too long for a real HMO bill of rights. Vote no on the Norwood amendment, the ``HMO Bill of Slights.''
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