Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REGULATING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATIONS OF HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (HMOs), PROVIDING THEM INCENTIVES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00042 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REGULATING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATIONS OF HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (HMOs), PROVIDING THEM INCENTIVES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Health Maintenance Organizations Act of 2004 | |
| ABSTRACT : "Health Maintenance Organizations Act of 2004". The measure proposes to grant health maintenance organizations (HMOs) reasonable incentives to encourage the participation of the private sector in the government's endeavor to make health care available to all. It also seeks to establish the operating guidelines for HMOs to rectify the gross inequality of bargaining power that currently characterizes the relationship of HMOs with their members and health care providers. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MACIAS, EMILIO II. C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Codilla (004 ) | 2. Chatto (005 ) |
| 3. Yapha (005 ) | 4. Roquero (006 ) |
| 5. Jalosjos-carreon (007 ) | 6. Badelles (008 ) |
| 7. Mangudadatu (013 ) | 8. Biron (027 ) |
| 9. Nicolas (037 ) | 10. Carmona (049 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05119 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2004-07-27 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON WAYS AND MEANS |
Abstract
"Health Maintenance Organizations Act of 2004". The measure proposes to grant health maintenance organizations (HMOs) reasonable incentives to encourage the participation of the private sector in the government's endeavor to make health care available to all. It also seeks to establish the operating guidelines for HMOs to rectify the gross inequality of bargaining power that currently characterizes the relationship of HMOs with their members and health care providers.
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