Massachusetts, managed care reform, and the defeat of Ballot Question 5.
On Election Day 2000, Massachusetts voters were faced with a ballot initiative that would have made such topical proposals as an MCO patient's bill of rights, HMO regulation, and examination of the conversion of nonprofit health institutions to for-profit status into state law. The author, who watched the struggle between pro- and anti-initiative forces from close range, describes the events and ramifications of the decision that voters finally made.
Blau
M L
ML
Health Law Department, Boston Office of McDermott, Will & Emery, USA. mblau@mwe.com
D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008404:Massachusetts; D010067:Ownership / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011057:Politics