Sen. Larry Rohrbach, R-California, sponsored unopposed proposal. It cleared the legislature without opposition. Rohrbach said his approach makes more sense than the traditional way it has been handled.
The HMO bill, which would have punished HMOs for not paying their bills and allowed doctors and patients to sue, died under the Senate's old tradition as well. Sen. Larry Rohrbach, a California Republican, filibustered the bill over objections to its provision mandating that HMO's pay for women to see OB/GYNs.
JEFFERSON CITY -Senator Larry Rohrbach says the families of inmates are paying the high price to receive collect phone calls from loved ones in prison.
Fellow Republican Senator Larry Rohrbach has introduced two similar bills. Russell said he was interested in possibly combining these proposals into one. From the state capitol, I'm Francine Krantz.