[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
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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]