William H. Frist said "I thank Senator Breaux and Senator Jeffords for their outstanding participation in putting together the Frist- Breaux-Jeffords Bipartisan Patients' Bill of Rights of 2001. This is a bill that we have jointly worked on aggressively over the last several years. It is a bill that we regard as a balanced approach to this whole issue of patient protections--making sure that patients get the care when they need it, fixing the system itself, and making sure the protections of the rights are there, but also making sure it is done in a prospective way; and then, if the system fails, or if it breaks down, providing appropriate access to legal remedies that make the patient whole. That is our approach. It is a balanced approach. I believe that is why it has been endorsed by the President of the United States. It meets the principles that he has set forth." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 20, 2001

I thank Senator Breaux and Senator Jeffords for their outstanding participation in putting together the Frist- Breaux-Jeffords Bipartisan Patients' Bill of Rights of 2001. This is a bill that we have jointly worked on aggressively over the last several years. It is a bill that we regard as a balanced approach to this whole issue of patient protections--making sure that patients get the care when they need it, fixing the system itself, and making sure the protections of the rights are there, but also making sure it is done in a prospective way; and then, if the system fails, or if it breaks down, providing appropriate access to legal remedies that make the patient whole. That is our approach. It is a balanced approach. I believe that is why it has been endorsed by the President of the United States. It meets the principles that he has set forth.

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William H. Frist

Tennessee

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govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the Frist-Breaux-Jeffords Bipartisan Patients' Bill of Rights of 2001.

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