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Silence of Corporate Democrats Kills Choice of Courts For HMO Victims, Says Group; No-Vote Epidemic Stops Voluntary HMO Arbitration
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Ignoring the pleas
of a Health Net patient locked out of the court system by mandatory
arbitration, a cabal of silent Democrats friendly to corporations
joined with Republicans to put the interests of the HMO industry
above those of patients. They refused to support, or to oppose,
legislation in the California Assembly Health Committee that would
have allowed patients seriously injured by their HMO to choose
between courts and arbitration.
In response, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights wrote
Assembly Speaker Wesson for rule changes ...
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