HR 5628 · 106th Congress · Health
Common Sense Patients' Bill of Rights Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.(2000-11-08)
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Common Sense Patients' Bill of Rights Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to: (1) provide for a patients' bill of rights, patient access to information, and accountability of health plans; and (2) expand access to health care coverage through tax incentives. Title I: Patients' Bill Of Rights - Subtitle A: Right Advice and Care - Establishes patients' rights to medical advice and care (under ERISA, PHSA, and IRC). Subtitle B: Right to Information About Plans And Providers - Establishes patients' rights to information about plans and providers. Subtitle C: Right To Hold Health Plans Accountable - Establishes patients' rights to hold health plans accountable. Subtitle D: State Flexibility in Applying Requirements to Health Insurance Issuers - Provides for State flexibility in applying requirements to health insurance issuers. Subtitle E: Effective Dates; Coordination in Implementation; Miscellaneous Provisions - Provides for coordination in implementation. Title II: Remedies - Amends ERISA to provide for: (1) availability of, and limitations on, court remedies relating to me…
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Cosponsors (3)
3 Republicans