Nothing is more important to our families' well-being than quality, affordable health care.
Yet today, too many of our families and loved ones are plagued by problems with insurance companies concerned more about money than people. Holding insurers accountable Increasingly, insurance companies and HMOs control health care. The cornerstone of the Assembly's legislative package is a measure that holds HMOs liable for denying or withholding treatment. And to protect doctors who fight for their patients' rights, the measure prohibits insurers from retaliating against health care providers who criticize them for delays or refusals to cover treatment. HMOs must be made to realize that they are directly responsible for the consequences of the decisions they make regarding the delivery of health care to their members.