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    EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT
      Addresses
        Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's:
            Beverly L. Malone, S11542 [6OC]
      Amendments
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), H6187 [22JY], H6283 [23JY], H6295 [23JY], H6382
            [24JY]
      Analyses
        Patient Protection Act (H.R. 4250), E1402-E1418 [23JY]
      Articles and editorials
        Common Ground on Patient Rights Hides a Chasm, H7002 [4AU], H7563
            [10SE]
        Health Care's Painful Claims--Problems With Insurers Plague Many
            Patients, E1564 [5AU]
        HMO Horror Show, S9349 [30JY]
        HMOs May Highlight Hot Topics in Legislature--Bills Would Target
            Myriad of Patients' Complaints, S9349 [30JY]
      Bills and resolutions
        Courts:  provide that participants in employee benefit plans are
            entitled to certain judicial reviews of benefit determinations,
            (see H.R. 4406), H7289 [5AU]
        Drugs:  permit physicians to prescribe non-formulary drugs when
            medically indicated, (see H.R. 4419), H7410 [6AU]
        Health:  establish standards to improve children's health quality in
            managed care plans and other health plans, (see S. 1808), S2363
            [20MR], (see H.R. 4118), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ extend COBRA continuation health coverage for surviving
            spouses, (see H.R. 4835), H10916 [14OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            S. 1712), S1435 [5MR], (see H.R. 3605, S. 2330), S8482 [17JY],
            (see S. 2416), S9556 [31JY], (see S. 2529), S11122 [29SE], H1853
            [31MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            3605), consideration, (see H. Res. 486), H5064 [23JN] protection
            of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 4250),
            consideration, (see H. Res. 509), H6281 [23JY]
        Insurance:  allow group and individual health insurance coverage and
            group health plans to charge higher premiums to smokers, (see
            H.R. 4600), H8083 [18SE]
        ------ assure patient choice and access to services for enrollees in
            group health plans and health insurance coverage, (see H.R.
            3547), H1549 [25MR]
        ------ assure prompt payment of participating providers under health
            plans, (see H.R. 4413), H7289 [5AU]
        ------ establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination
            by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient,
            (see H.R. 4093, S. 2315), S8241 [15JY], H4879 [19JN], (see H.R.
            4222), H5593 [15JY]
        ------ provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse,
            and chemical dependency treatment services under group and
            individual health coverage, (see H.R. 3568), H1642 [26MR]
        ------ require group and individual health insurance coverage and
            group health plans to provide coverage of annual mammograms and
            prostate cancer screening tests, (see H.R. 4333), H6453 [24JY]
        ------ require health insurance issuers to notify participants if a
            group health plan fails to pay premiums, and provide a
            conversion option if the plan is terminated, (see H.R. 4709),
            H9722 [6OC]
        ------ require health insurance plans to cover treatment of a minor
            child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to
            trauma, infection, tumor, or disease, (see H.R. 4737), H10075
            [8OC]
        ------ require health insurance plans to provide external appeals in
            cases of adverse determinations involving experimental
            treatments, significant costs, or serious medical conditions,
            (see H.R. 3469), H1235 [17MR]
        Investments:  treatment of an individual account plan relative to
            investment in employer securities and the employee's ability to
            withdraw an equivalent amount, (see S. 2320), S8382 [16JY]
        Medicare:  improve access to benefits for certain individuals and
            provide financial assistance to individuals who are too poor to
            afford premiums, (see H.R. 4799), H10513 [10OC]
        ------ improve access to health insurance by offering certain
            individuals a Medicare buy-in option, (see S. 1789), S2114
            [17MR]
        Pensions:  protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of
            terminated pension plans, (see H.R. 4396), H7178 [4AU]
        ------ protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of
            terminated pension plans, (see S. 2475), S10383 [15SE]
        ------ regulate entities that hold assets of pension plans covering
            less than 100 participants and require annual asset statements,
            (see H.R. 4238), H5736 [16JY]
      Letters
        Health Care Financing Administration home health surety bond
            requirements:  Nancy-Ann Min DeParle, Dept. of HHS, E1979 [9OC]
        Hospital Length of Stay Act:  Lynn E. Jensen, AMA, S8250 [15JY]
        ------ Marilyn S. Richmond, American Psychological Association,
            S8251 [15JY]
        ------ Paul A. Ebert, American College of Surgeons, S8250 [15JY]
        ------ Steven P. Ringel, American Academy of Neurology, S8251 [15JY]
        Patient Protection Act:  David Sibley and John Smithee, Texas State
            Legislature, H6986 [3AU]
        ------ E. Ratcliffe Anderson, Jr., AMA, H6398 [24JY]
        ------ John Sharp, Texas Office of the Comptroller, H6987 [3AU]
        Protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's:  Goran B.
            Klintmalm, E1979 [9OC]
        ------ Mental Health Liaison Group, S10820 [23SE]
        Protection of enrollees in managed health care plans and HMO's:
            President Clinton, S9735 [1SE], H7561 [10SE]
        ------ several health care consumer organizations, S6138 [11JN]
            several nurses, S6138 [11JN]
        ------ several women's organizations, S11542 [6OC]
      Lists
        Issues of concern in H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act, H6299 [24JY]
        Remarks by organizations on S. 2416, Promoting Responsible Managed
            Care Act, S9588 [31JY]
      Remarks in House
        Health:  establish standards to improve children's health quality in
            managed care plans and other health plans (H.R. 4118), E1199
            [23JN]
        ------ establish standards to improve children's health quality in
            managed care plans and other health plans, H10903 [14OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            H1636-H1640 [26MR], H1846-H1850 [31MR], H4826-H4832 [18JN],
            H4972 [23JN], H4973 [23JN], H5068 [24JN], H5069 [24JN], H5502
            [15JY], H5504 [15JY], H5505 [15JY], H5506 [15JY], H5638 [16JY],
            H5639 [16JY], H5640 [16JY], H5641 [16JY], H5730-H5733 [16JY],
            H5742 [17JY], H5743 [17JY], H6066 [21JY], H6073 [22JY], H6074
            [22JY], H6075 [22JY], H6076 [22JY], H6077 [22JY], H6173-H6178
            [22JY], H6189 [23JY], H6190 [23JY], H6191 [23JY], H6192 [23JY],
            H7473-H7476 [9SE], H7560-H7567 [10SE], H7567 [10SE], H7685-H7688
            [14SE], H7695 [15SE], H9086 [28SE], H9190 [1OC], H9511-H9514
            [5OC], H9727 [7OC], H9728 [7OC], H10223 [9OC], H10525 [11OC],
            H10527 [11OC], H10546-H10553 [11OC], H10555 [11OC], H10557
            [11OC], H10866 [14OC], H10903 [14OC], H10911 [14OC], H10922
            [15OC], E1950 [8OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            3605), H10223 [9OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), H10889-H10894 [14OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            3605), H4301-H4303 [9JN], H4306-H4310 [9JN], H5068 [24JN], H5069
            [24JN], H5070 [24JN], H5299 [25JN], H5300 [25JN], H5585 [15JY],
            H5743 [17JY], H5969 [21JY], E527 [31MR], E778 [6MY], E910
            [20MY], E1445 [27JY] protection of enrollees in managed care
            plans and HMO's (H.R. 3605), consideration (H. Res. 486), H5863
            [20JY] protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), H6306-H6367 [24JY], H6420 [24JY], H6884 [3AU],
            H6983-H6988 [3AU], H7002 [4AU], H7008 [4AU], H7183 [5AU], H7184
            [5AU], E1436 [24JY], E1445 [27JY], E1447 [27JY], E1449 [27JY],
            E1459 [29JY], E1471 [30JY], E1474 [30JY], E1502-E1504 [31JY],
            E1621-E1623 [7AU] protection of enrollees in managed care plans
            and HMO's (H.R. 4250), consideration (H. Res. 509), H6297 [24JY]
            protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), motion to recommit, H6412 [24JY], H6415 [24JY] protection
            of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 820), H1116
            [12MR]
        Insurance:  assure patient choice and access to services for
            enrollees in group health plans and health insurance coverage
            (H.R. 3547), H1520 [25MR], H1521 [25MR]
        ------ assure prompt payment of participating providers under health
            plans (H.R. 4413), E1563 [5AU]
        ------ coverage and treatment of emergency services under health
            plans (H.R. 815), H6303 [24JY]
        ------ provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse,
            and chemical dependency treatment services under group and
            individual health coverage (H.R. 3568), E1044 [5JN]
        ------ require health insurance plans to cover treatment of a minor
            child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to
            trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (H.R. 4737), E2001 [9OC]
        ------ require health insurance plans to provide external appeals in
            cases of adverse determinations involving experimental
            treatments, significant costs, or serious medical conditions
            (H.R. 3469), E395 [17MR]
        Pensions:  regulate entities that hold assets of pension plans
            covering less than 100 participants and require annual asset
            statements (H.R. 4238), E1330 [17JY]
      Remarks in Senate
        Health:  establish standards to improve children's health quality in
            managed care plans and other health plans (S. 1808), S2364
            [20MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            S2746 [30MR], S4136 [1MY], S4198 [4MY], S4235 [5MY], S4236
            [5MY], S4405 [6MY], S6133 [11JN], S6137 [11JN], S7562 [7JY],
            S7563 [7JY], S7566-S7573 [7JY], S7700-S7704 [8JY], S7924 [10JY],
            S8019 [13JY], S8285-S8287 [16JY], S9677 [31AU], S9901-S9903
            [3SE], S9917 [3SE], S9921 [3SE], S9950 [8SE], S9966 [8SE],
            S10043 [8SE], S10094 [9SE], S10097 [9SE], S10819-S10823 [23SE],
            S10884-S10886 [24SE], S10889-S10893 [24SE], S10972-S10975
            [25SE], S10977-S10979 [25SE], S11103-S11110 [29SE],
            S11155-S11162 [30SE], S11272-S11275 [1OC], S11531 [6OC],
            S11541-S11543 [6OC], S12292 [10OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), S12238 [9OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), motion to proceed, S12100 [9OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), unanimous-consent request, S9733-S9739 [1SE], S9971
            [8SE], S10099 [9SE], S10100 [9SE]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), S9099 [28JY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
            2330), S12024 [8OC], S12350 [10OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
            2529), S11091 [29SE]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
            1712), S1440 [5MR], S1538 [6MR] protection of enrollees in
            managed care plans and HMO's (S. 2330), S8472 [17JY],
            S8487-S8511 [17JY], S8540-S8542 [17JY], S8548 [20JY],
            S8881-S8887 [23JY], S8982-S8984 [24JY], S8989-S8993 [24JY],
            S9147 [28JY], S9346-S9349 [30JY] protection of enrollees in
            managed care plans and HMO's (S. 2330), unanimous-consent
            request, S9211 [29JY] protection of enrollees in managed care
            plans and HMO's (S. 2416), S9573-S9591 [31JY]
        Insurance:  establish hospital lengths of stay based on a
            determination by an appropriate physician in consultation with
            the patient (S. 2315), S8248 [15JY]
        Medicare:  improve access to health insurance by offering certain
            individuals a Medicare buy-in option, S2708 [27MR], S2746 [30MR]
        ----- improve access to health insurance by offering certain
            individuals a Medicare buy-in option (S. 1789), S2127-S2135
            [17MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            S11531 [6OC]
        ------ withdrawl of managed care plans under Medicare+Choice
            organizations, S12273-S12275 [10OC]
        Pensions:  protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of
            terminated pension plans (S. 2475), S10384 [15SE]
      Reports filed
        Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act:  Committee on
            Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), H6281 [23JY]
      Rulings of the Chair
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), H6414 [24JY]
      Statements
        Hospital Length of Stay Act:  Edward R. Laws, Jr., American College
            of Surgeons, S8250 [15JY]
        Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's:  Diane
            Bergin, S10885 [24SE]
        ------ Doris Brightful, S11106 [29SE]
        ------ Jeanne Carpenter, Epilepsy Foundation, S11107 [29SE]
        ------ Jerry Flynn, S11105 [29SE]
        ------ Ken Viste, American Academy of Neurology, S11106 [29SE]
        ------ Mirtha Casimir, S11106 [29SE]
        ------ Tom McEachin, S11105 [29SE]
        Protection of Enrollees In Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's:
            A.G. Newmyer, III, E1950 [8OC]
        Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's:
            Frances M. Visco, S11543 [6OC]
      Summaries
        Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act (S. 1808), S2367
            [20MR]
        Hospital Length of Stay Act (S. 2315), S8250 [15JY]
        Medicare Early Access Act (S. 1789), S2133 [17MR]
        Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act (S. 2416), S9587 [31JY]
      Testimonies
        Patients' Bill of Rights Act:  Bruce Chabner, S8982 [24JY]
        Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's:  Charlotte
            Yeh, American College of Emergency Physicians, S10822 [23SE]
      Texts of
        H. Res. 509, consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act,
            H6297 [24JY]
        H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act, H6307-H6337 [24JY], H6367 [24JY]
        S. 1789, Medicare Early Access Act, S2127-S2133 [17MR]
        S. 1808, Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act, S2364-S2367
            [20MR]
        S. 2330, Patients' Bill of Rights Act, S8489-S8509 [17JY]
        S. 2416, Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act, S9574-S9587 [31JY]
        S. 2475, Pension Plan Participant Protection Act, S10385 [15SE]