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U.S. Newswire : Releases : "FTCR: Will Brownback Betray Kansas State Patients'..." FTCR: Will Brownback Betray Kansas State Patients' Rights Laws and Allow Insurers Federal Right To Sell Junk Health Policies? 3/28/2006 10:12:00 AM To: State Desk Contact: Jerry Flanagan, 310-392-0522 ext. 319, or David Fink, 310-392-0522 ext. 320, both of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights TOPEKA, Kan., March 28 /U.S. Newswire/ - Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback (R) will cast a critical patient protection vote in the U.S. Senate as early as this week determining whether an over- reaching bill to dismantle state oversight of health insurance and hard-won HMO patients' rights will move forward. The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) urged Kansas patients to contact Brownback and call on him to oppose the bill at http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/. Sen. Brownback has taken $62,000 in campaign contributions from the insurance industry since 2001, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The legislation, S. 1955 (Enzi, R-Wyo.), would gut state Patient Bill of Rights laws established in 41 states and remove local state oversight to replace them with weaker or non-existent "harmonized" federal standards. State rules at risk include Kansas laws requiring health insurance plans to provide cervical, prostate and breast cancer screenings and guaranteeing an independent review if an insurer denies coverage. For an analysis of the... Alterations in DNA methylation is a better indicator of prostate ...... Triple M scores first... It was left to James Brayshaw to throw down the gauntlet to the other footy stations. "We'll give 3AW an almighty touch-up because we've got the best callers in the business," he said as he unveiled his own somewhat touched-up calendar page. STORIES IN THIS SECTIONDriven out of SydneyJen Hansen's mum's word is finalFun time aheadGoodwill continues stillHot topicBrabham in pole positionYes, we have no bananasWise wordsTriple M scores firstJoke of the daySearch for super star launchedGold tarnishedRadio pair head download listCanadian banNot the firstGames opening dismal CD salesRecruits' Logies debutRules of the road: Grand Prix BMW Celebrity ChallengeJoke of the dayTony Blair and Cherie relax after GamesDirt biker to buckle upFine homecomingJoin the action at TractionJoke of the dayBig Brother sending the wrong messageTony Mokbel sightedLara Bingle magazine sells out in hoursAndrew Jaspan waving his true coloursStreet ranked HAVE YOUR SAY We welcome your comments on this and other stories. Comments are submitted for possible publication on the condition that they may be edited. Please provide your full name and suburb/location. We also require a working e-mail address – not for publication, but for verification only. Post your feedback back privacy terms © Herald and Weekly Times SEARCH Archive Search: Newstext is our online newspaper library – with m... 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | All news |
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