Kansas City representative Mary Bland, the sponsor of the bill, says the legislation would also benefit doctors who are currently practicing in these areas.
Rep. Mary Bland, chairman of the House Public Health Committee, said she is glad Missouri has not signed onto the lawsuit, but she cited different reasons than May.
"The industry is practicing (medicine) and has been practicing," said Rep. Mary Bland, D-Kansas City. "People never imagined the industry would be practicing instead of trained medical providers."
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Mary Bland, D-Kansas City, said the purpose of this legislation is to retain physicians who have cared for indigent patients in the past and now are being excluded from HMO plans.
"Thirty-five dollars a day is not enough for me," said Rep. Mary Bland, D-Kansas City, referring to the current per diem pay. "My room at a low-cost hotel is $44.95 plus tax."
Rep. Mary Bland, D-Kansas City, is sponsoring a bill that calls for universal coverage in Missouri. While Bland and other sponsors don't think the bill will pass this year, they say that each time they introduce the bill, more and more people sign onto it.
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