Political Quotes

“Our surveys in my own district, very urban, 60 percent of the people have group insurance under Federal law. Even though the legislature passed something 4 years ago, most people get their insurance under Federal law. That is why we have to pass something here on this floor like what the Senate passed. This legislation contains similar protections that we have had in Texas law, including provisions for an external appeals process. More importantly, the Senate version contains additional provisions to safeguard employers against frivolous lawsuits. Employers can only be held liable if they are directly responsible for the delay or the denial of treatment. So if an employer is acting like a doctor, they are going to be treated like a doctor. It is time that important health decisions are made by doctors and their patients, and not HMO bureaucrats, and it is time the House passed the Norwood-Dingell-Ganske Patient Protection Act.”