Re: Campbell Bill Passes YEA!!
From: Jim Connerth (babydoc@apex.net)
Fri Jun 30 18:27:04 2000
It's FRI---laws are written by LAWYERS--I'd do anything to help--but VERY
pessimistic------
"art fougner, md" wrote:
> and that would be?
>
> seriously, you're not excited at the possibilities, especially as we
> prepare to celebrate our country's revolutionary and radical beginnings?
>
> art
>
> At Fri, 30 Jun 2000, james connerth wrote:
> >
> >increase your medication--
> >
> >"art fougner, md" wrote:
> >
> >> Hold on - i hear Handel playing in the background. thanks to all who
> >> bugged their congressfolk!
> >>
> >> Art
> >>
> >> At Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Braun, R. Daniel wrote:
> >> >
> >> >Just got this from my State Society.
> >> >
> >> >Dan
> >> >
> >> >Special e-Reports June 30, 2000
> >> >
> >> >Campbell Antitrust Bill passes House by two-to-one margin
> >> >
> >> >Early this morning the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amended form
> >> >of HR 1304, the "Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 1999," by a vote of
> >> >276 to 136. Rep. Tom Campbell, R-Calif., and 220 of his colleagues sponsored
> >> >the bill.
> >> >
> >> >The landmark antitrust-relief legislation removes legal barriers and allows
> >> >physicians and other health care providers to engage in joint negotiations
> >> >with health plans. "This legislation is a great victory for self-employed
> >> >physicians and organized medicine. It will level the playing field between
> >> >private doctors and insurance companies," said Jim Zieba, J.D., ISMA's
> >> >director of government relations.
> >> >
> >> >Zieba suggests ISMA members contact their representatives who voted in favor
> >> >of HR1304 to express thanks for their support. Those representatives are:
> >> >Julia Carson, D-10th District
> >> >Baron Hill, D-9th District
> >> >Tim Roemer, D-3rd District
> >> >Mark Souder, R-4th District
> >> >
> >> >For more on the this issue, visit
> >> >http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/basic/category/201.html.
> >> >
> >> >R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG
> >> >Clinical Professor
> >> >Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
> >> >Indiana U. School of Medicine
> >> >Indianapolis, IN 46202
> >> >
> >> >OBGYN.net
> >> >International Representative for United States
> >> >
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> >>
> >> --
> >> art fougner, md
> >>
> >> A series of 1000 cases begins with but a single anecdote.
>
> --
> art fougner, md
>
> A series of 1000 cases begins with but a single anecdote.
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