title: Debating a consumer bill of rights.
abstract: Does the country need a consumer bill of rights for health care? Various groups are weighing in on both sides of the question. Either way, the answer will depend on such issues as what the government's role would be in enacting such legislation, what it would mean in terms of cost, and how it might affect the quality of health care delivery.
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States