Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001

Senate Bill 283 - Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001: Overview, Status, and Impact

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Explore the details of Senate Bill 283 Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001 currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Health. Stay informed on legislative developments.

1/16/2023, 11:48 PM

Congressional Summary of S 283

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code with respect to health care coverage.

Requires group health plans, and health insurance issuers providing health insurance coverage, to conduct utilization review activities in connection with the provision of benefits under such plans or coverage only in accordance with an approved utilization review program.

Requires health plans and insurers to offer consumers: (1) more care options; and (2) greater access to patient information.

Restricts interference by health plans and insurers with the doctor-patient relationship.

Prohibits health plans and insurers from discriminating against a licensed health care professional with respect to participation or indemnification.

Requires health plans and insurers to comply with patient protection requirements of this Act.

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Current Status of Bill S 283

Bill S 283 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 7, 2001. Bill S 283 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the Senate on February 7, 2001. Bill S 283's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1136-1154) as of February 7, 2001

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 283

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Total Number of Cosponsors

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 283

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

- Access to health care

- Administrative procedure

- Administrative remedies

- Breast cancer

- Child health

- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

- Civil actions and liability

- Clinical trials

- Commerce

- Communication in medicine

- Consumer education

- Damages

- Department of Health and Human Services

- Department of Labor

- Discrimination in insurance

- Discrimination in medical care

- Drugs

- Emergency Management

- Emergency medical services

- Employee health benefits

- Employers' liability

- Families

- Federal preemption

- Finance and Financial Sector

- Freedom of speech

- Government Operations and Politics

- Grievance procedures

- Gynecology

- Health insurance

- Health insurance continuation

- Health maintenance organizations

- Insurance premiums

- Insurance rates

- Labor and Employment

- Law

- Liability (Law)

- Licenses

- Managed care

- Mastectomy

- Medical economics

- Medical malpractice

- Obstetricians

- Obstetrics

- Patient satisfaction

- Patients' rights

- Pediatricians

- Physician-patient privilege

- Physicians

- Preventive medicine

- Punitive damages

- Quality of care

- Standards

- State laws

- Surgery

- Women

- Women's health

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 283

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage.

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001