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
Date filed
July 3, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 588, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REGULATING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATIONS OF HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (HMOs), PROVIDING THEM INCENTIVES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : This bill proposes to grant Health Maintenance Organizations 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 HMO relationship with its members and health care providers. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MACIAS, EMILIO II. C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-03 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Espina (019 ) | 2. De Guzman (063 ) |
| 3. Monfort (084 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00807 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2002-09-16 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, APPROPRIATIONS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 4666, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2001-07-24 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2002-10-02 |
Abstract
"This bill proposes to grant Health Maintenance Organizations 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 HMO relationship with its members and health care providers."
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