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Harry Reid: There was a significant period of time last week when there was some discussion about this legislation allowing HMOs to…

On the recordJune 25, 2001
There was a significant period of time last week when there was some discussion about this legislation allowing HMOs to be sued, as if that were some novel approach to the law, to the world. Does my colleague remember that, when it was a surprise that they read the bill and, lo and behold, HMOs could be sued? Does the Senator remember that discussion?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing legislation regarding the ability to sue HMOs.

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