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WOO HOO! The patient bill of rights been stalemated in the Congress! Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

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The patient bill of rights has been stalemated in the Congress. This solution examines if this a good thing or a bad thing. References are provided.

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1. The patient bill of rights has been stalemated in the Congress! Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

It depends on what side of the debate you find yourself of whether you think the stalemate in Congress is good or bad.

? On one side are doctors, lawyers and consumer groups, who want to expand patient protections, including the right to sue health plans over bad care. The "patients' bill of rights" would guarantee access to specialists and let consumers sue their health plans in state courts ...

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