title: HMO showdown. As House vote nears, managed-care lobby works to cut losses.
abstract: As the showdown over HMO patient protection nears in the House, the managed-care lobby realizes it probably has already lost the key battle over whether patients will have the right to sue their health plans. It's only a matter of how strong the final bill will be. The legislation also presents a dilemma for GOP leaders, who are trying to contain the issue and keep it from becoming campaign fodder.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gardner
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008119:Lobbying; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States