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- H.R.3469
H.R.3469: Patient Right to Independent Appeal Act of 1998
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced March 17, 1998
- Latest Major Action April 17, 1998
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
9 (All Democrats)
Bill Summary
Patient Right to Independent Appeal Act of 1998 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan, and a health insurer offering group coverage, (and, for the Public Health Service Act, health coverage offered in the individual market) to provide for an external appeals process for certain adverse determinations if the denial or failure: (1) involves a determination...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to House Commerce
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Referred to House Education and the Workforce
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Referred to House Ways and Means
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| March 17, 1998 |
Introduced in the House by Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.) |