title: Better health care legislation.
abstract: Health care legislation is of key interest to many citizens of Michigan today. State Senator Dianne Byrum (D-Lansing) has worked diligently as an advocate in health care legislation over the past three years, and continues to develop safe-guards for patients in the managed care and insurance systems. Sen. Byrum hopes to create legislation that will "engage Michigan in dialogue on public policy aspects of health care and how it's changing in terms of providers and consumers." She currently serves as the Democratic Vice-Chair of the Senate Health Policy Committee and recently worked at the committee level on the Patient Bill of Rights-which was signed into law on December 31, 1996.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Lare
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008824:Michigan