Three LA Democrats Tank HMO Patients' Choice of Court By Not Voting, Claim LA Labor Chief Said Killing Voluntary Arbitration Top Priority From: U.S. Newswire | Date: June 26, 2002 | Copyright 2002 U.S. Newswire. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Three Los Angeles area Democrats claim they refused to vote on giving HMO patients the right to go to court because Los Angeles County Federation of Labor Chief Miguel Contreras told them his top personal priority was stopping the pro-patient measure. Assembly members Paul Koretz (West Hollywood), Ed Chavez (La Puente), and Gloria Negret McLeod (La Puente) ignored the pleas of a Southern California Health Net patient locked out of the court syst...