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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jttmab who wrote (4491)	7/10/2001 7:54:32 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

What does a President do after that big $35 rib-eye dinner? He meanders back to the office and..... Bush Delays Health Plan Appeal Rules WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration on Monday delayed a set of federal rules that govern how patients can appeal health plan decisions. Under the delayed rules, patients would have been given more time to appeal a health plan's decision -- to 180 days from the current 60 days. The rule would also require plans to fully disclose their procedures and give specific reasons for denials. ''Since the publication of the regulation, a number of issues have been raised by plan sponsors, service providers, state regulators, and others concerning the interpretation and application of the various provisions and requirements of the regulation that apply to group health plans,'' the administration said. But consumer advocates criticized the decision. ''If the administration were serious about protecting patients , the president would stop talking about patient protections and start providing them,'' said Judith Lichtman, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families....... jttmab