The measure, sponsored by Sen. John Scott, D-St. Louis, would have required Health Maintenance Organizations, or HMOs, to explain their benefits plans in easily understood terms.
After a failed attempt Wednesday night (May 3) to pass his HMO regulation bill by tacking it onto another bill, Sen. John Scott, D-St. Louis, conceded defeat.
The medical association has not determined exactly how it will proceed, Swarens said, but it will be discussing the amendment with Schneider and the bill's sponsor, Sen. John Scott, D-St. Louis.
The Patient Fairness Act, sponsored by Sen. John Scott, D-St. Louis, attempts to cut down on these situations by prohibiting HMOs from terminating physicians' contracts without cause.
Sen. Franc Flotron, R-St. Louis County, and Sen. John Scott, D-St. Louis, have introduced a bill that contains a variety of measures to reduce the cost of workers compensation to employers.
JEFFERSON CITY _ The key changes that a workers compensation bill introduced by Sen. Franc Flotron, R-St.Louis County, and Sen. John Scott, D-St. Louis, include:
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