Posted on 08/26/2009 4:43:18 AM PDT by Mikey_1962
Then. . . snip "Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research holds hearings on proposed amendments to federal statutes supporting the development of health maintenance organizations...These amendments would extend and strengthen current authorities supporting HMOs in this country....
"As the author of the first HMO bill ever to pass the Senate, I find this spreading support for HMOs truly gratifying. Just a few years ago, proponents of health maintenance organizations faced bitter opposition from organized medicine. And just a few years ago, congressional advocates of HMOs faced an administration which was long on HMO rhetoric, but very short on action.
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2001
On May 15, 2001, Senator Ted Kennedy released a statement regarding the need for an effective patients' bill of rights to end HMO abuse. Following are excerpts from that press release:
"Today, if your child has a rare congenital heart defect and no specialist in the plan is equipped to treat it, your [HMO] plan can condemn your child to second rate care from the doctor who happens to be on the plan's list.
"Today, if you have incurable cancer and your best hope of a cure is participation in a clinical trial, your [HMO] plan can deny you access to that trial.
"Today, if you need an expensive drug that is not on your plan's list, the [HMO] plan can make you pay for it yourself or go without....
"The list goes on and on....
"It is time to end the abuses of managed care that victimize thousands of patients each day. It is time for doctors and nurses and patients to make medical decisions again, not insurance company accountants. The American people deserve prompt action, and we intend to see that they get it."
(Excerpt) Read more at forhealthfreedom.org ...
Back when I was in Pharmacy school that's all we heard about was how great they were going to be.
Obamacare will be the same.
Good collection of quotes.
I do remember that he was the mover behind HMO’s and that they were going to save health care...because it was the COLLECTIVE approach.
Now that it is failing they want to “up” the COLLECTIVE aspect to the national level and destroy any competition.
Typical idiot liberals.
Bump
The old SOB could see the writing on the wall. His effort failed.
He did not die of a brain tumor, he died of Health Care Bill failure.
Wonder if the market will go up today? Wonder why?
I just saw a report on Fox News ,,,,, TED KENNEDY dead at age 77 . BYE!!!!!!
You can never trust a democrat.
What does “HMO” mean?
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