Sources Cited

Background/Jeffords

• "Patients Bill of Rights Issue Brief"
• Bureau of National Affairs Health Care Policy Report: Federal News: Plan Regulation, March 12, 2001. "Lawmakers May Unveil Patients' Rights Bill Based on Principles President Bush Supports." Federal News: Plan Regulation, March 5, 2001. "McCain-Kennedy Bill Unlikely to Pass In Senate, Breaux Tells Health Insurers." Federal News: Plan Regulation, October 18, 1999. "Managed Care Reform Faces
• Next Hurdle: Conferees Likely to Oppose House-Passed Bill.
• "Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001," John McCain Press Release"
• "Patients' Rights: Let's See Some Bipartisanship," Washington Post Editorial by Senators John McCain and John Edwards, February 8, 2001.
• Nickles Amendment No. 3694-- (Senate- June 29, 2000), 106th Congress
• H.R. 4577, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2001, 106th Congress
• S. 1344, Patient Bill of Rights bill, 106th Congress
• "A delicate balance on health care; Ruling: The Supreme Court artfully addresses the needs of patients and their HMOs," The Baltimore Sun, June 18, 2000.
• "Text of a letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate Majority Leader," The White House Office of the Press Secretary, February 7, 2001.
• "Democrats Lose Bid for HMO Curbs Kennedy Effort Falls Short in Senate Vote," The Boston Globe, June 9, 2000.

Bill/Kennedy

• S. 283, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001 (Introduction in the Senate)
• The Freedom Channel
• Author not available, Democratic Leaders Letter to President Bush on Patient's Bill of Rights., US Newswier, 02-13-2001
• Author not available, EDITORIAL, Rx for Patients, Kennedy, McCain and Bush aren't totally agreed, but hey've found a basis for a deal, Newsday, 02-08-2001, pp A42
• Meckler, Laura. "Bush Wants to Limit Patient Suits." Associated Press: 02-06-2001
• McCain, John and John Edwards. "Patient's Rights: Let's See Some Bipartisanship." The Washington Post: Feb 8 2001.
• Entous, Adam. UPDATE 1-Democrats urge Bush to hold HMOS, insurers liable. Reuter Business Report, 02-13-2001.
• The Freedom Channel
• John McCain. Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001.
• Kennedy Homepage.
• Knight-Ridder. "McCain to introduce new managed-care reform bill. Tribune News Service." 02-06-2001.
• Pear, Robert. "Bush outlines his priciples for protecting patient rights." The New York Times: Feb 8 2001.

Roberts/Decision

• Adams, Entous. "Bush, lawmakers conflict over health bill of rights
• President working on his own plan." The San Diego Union-Tribune, 2/7/01.
• "Bipartisanship on Patient Bill of Rights." The New York Times, 2/9/01.
• "Bush Outlines His Principles for Protecting Patient Rights." The New York Times, 2/8/01.

Clinton/House Bill

• http://www.house.gov/ganske/HR526-2001-SidebySide-Changes1.htm
• http://www.senate.gov/clinton
• http://www.freedomchannel.com/img/2000states/ny
• http://www.hcfa.gov/facts
• http://www.dol.gov/dol/esa/public/regs/compliance/whd/whdfs28.htm
• http://www.dol.gov
• http://www.ed.gov/chip

Thompson/Bush Proposal

• Keen, Judy, and Mimi Hall. "Bush wants his own bill for patients: Bipartisan group of lawmakers sponsors a proposal different from the President's." USA Today. 7 Feb 2001; pp. 4A.
• "Patients' Rights for All Patients?" Business Week. 19 Feb 2001; pp. 90.
• Rubin, Alissa. "Bush Tells of Goals in Patients' Rights Bill; Health: He Says He Cannot Back the Caurrent Bipartisan measure, Citing Concerns over Frivolous Lawsuits and Liability without Caps on Damages." Los Angeles Times. 8 Feb 2001; pp. 18.
• Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001: Summary. URL: mccain.senate.gov.
• Thompson, Tommy. Statement before the Senate Committee on the Budget. 6 Mar 2001.
• White, Elizabeth. "President Bush Urges Federal Court Remedy for Patients that Differs from New Proposal." BNA's Health Care Policy Report. 12 Feb 01. 9(6): 203-4.
• White House, Office of the Press Secretary. "Text of a Letter from the President to Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate Majority Leader." 7 Feb 2001.
• White House, Office of the Press Secretary. "Principles for a Bipartisan Patients' Bill of Rights." 7 Feb 2001.
• White House, Office of the Press Secretary. "Press Briefing by Ari Fleischer." 6 Feb 2001.

HIAA/Implications

• American Association of Health Plans (AAHP) website. Press Release: February 13, 2001. "Kennedy-McCain Liabiltiy: Rhetoric vs. Reality."
• American Medical Association (AMA) website. Government and Medicine: January 15, 2001. "Odds Improving for Patient Protection Bill."
• Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA) website. Who We Are.
• Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA) website. Press Release: January 20, 1999. "Response to the State of the Union Address."
• Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA) website. Press Release: November 20, 2000. "DOL 'Patient Protection' Regulations Raise Costs for Consumers."
• Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA) website. Press Release: February 6, 2001. "New McCain-Kennedy-Dingell Bill Would Exacerbate Uninsured Crisis."
• Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA) website.Press Release: February 8, 2001. "President Bush Offers Health Criticism of Frivolous Lawsuits."
• National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) website. Health issues. "Mandates Drive Up Health Insurance Costs."

NFIB/HELP

• http://www.senate.gov/~labor/index.htm
• www.nfib.com

Families USA/Legislation

• Project Vote Smart, "How a Bill Becomes a Law."
• asap! Update, "Outlook for Passage This Year Grim: Whither the Patients' Bill of Rights?," July, 2000.
• "McCain and Kennedy Introduce a New Patients' Bill of Rights," Families USA.
• "Patients' Bill of Rights Act Offers Comprehensive Managed Care Protections for Consumers: Other Leadership Bills Don't Pass Muster," March 9, 1999.