Key Votes
H Amdt 514 - Patient Protection Substitute Amendment - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Sherrod Brown voted Nay (Amendment Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- HR 2723 - Patient Protection bill
- H Amdt 514 - Patient Protection Substitute Amendment
- H Amdt 232 - Amending FAA Rulemaking Activities
Issues
Note
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT, WHICH REPLACES THE ENTIRE TEXT OF THE LEGISLATION WITH A NEW TEXT. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Rejected (House) (193-238) - Oct. 7, 1999 (Key vote)
Title: Patient Protection Substitute Amendment
Vote to adopt a substitute amendment that would provide guidelines for patients and insurers regarding the conditions of service for managed care plans.
- Allows patients to sue their insurers in federal court if external and internal reviews have been conducted.
- Requires that patients be granted access to specialists if their condition warrants it.
- Stipulates that women do not need a referral from their insurer to receive care from obstetricians and gynecologists.
- Requires health care plans to use laymen's terms to describe services and conditions.
Amendment - Introduced (House) - Oct. 7, 1999
Title: Patient Protection Substitute Amendment
Sponsors
- Porter J. Goss (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
