Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Health care; establish right to highest quality, and prohibit operation of HMOs and managed care organizations.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/02 (H) Referred To Insurance;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2001 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Fleming
Code Sections: A 007-0005-0303, A 025-0011-0141, A 037-0115-0031, A 041-0007-0173, A 041-0007-0189, A 041-0009-0215, A 041-0019-0033, A 041-0063-0001, A 041-0063-0003, A 041-0063-0021, A 041-0083-0001, A 041-0083-0005, A 041-0093-0007, A 041-0095-0003, A 041-0095-0007, A 043-0013-0117, A 043-0013-0303, A 071-0003-0217, A 073-0015-0018, A 083-0001-0151, A 083-0005-0001, A 083-0005-0072, A 083-0009-0006, A 083-0009-0032, A 083-0009-0034, A 083-0009-0035, A 083-0009-0037, A 083-0009-0045, A 083-0009-0046, A 083-0009-0047, A 083-0009-0051, A 083-0009-0101, A 083-0009-0107, A 083-0009-0205, A 083-0009-0213, A 083-0018-0001, A 083-0023-0209, A 083-0024-0005, A 083-0041-0214, A 083-0047-0003, A 083-0063-0003
Title: AN ACT TO ESTABLISH AND AFFIRM AS THE POLICY OF THE STATE THAT EVERY PERSON HAS A RIGHT TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY HEALTH CARE AVAILABLE; TO PROHIBIT ANY PRACTICES BY HEALTH INSURERS THAT DENY ANY PERSON THE RIGHT TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY HEALTH CARE AVAILABLE, FOR FINANCIAL OR ANY OTHER REASONS; TO PROVIDE THAT IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO), MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION, OR ANY HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM THAT PRACTICES MANAGED CARE OR SEEKS TO CONTROL COSTS BY LIMITING NECESSARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 83-41-301 THROUGH 83-41-365, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION AND OTHER PREPAID HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS PROTECTION ACT; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 83-41-401 THROUGH 83-41-417, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE THE PATIENT PROTECTION ACT OF 1995; TO AMEND SECTIONS 7-5-303, 25-11-141, 37-115-31, 41-7-173, 41-7-189, 41-9-215, 41-19-33, 41-63-1, 41-63-3, 41-63-21, 41-83-1, 41-83-5, 41-93-7, 41-95-3, 41-95-7, 43-13-117, 43-13-303, 71-3-217, 73-15-18, 83-1-151, 83-5-1, 83-5-72, 83-9-6, 83-9-32, 83-9-34, 83-9-35, 83-9-37, 83-9-45, 83-9-46, 83-9-47, 83-9-51, 83-9-101, 83-9-107, 83-9-205, 83-9-213, 83-18-1, 83-23-209, 83-24-5, 83-41-214, 83-47-3 AND 83-63-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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