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Once again the Liberals just don't get it. The "Patients Bill of Rights" is treated by the Democrats as a new bible, and the Media is pushing it harder than most any single issue of recent time. The problem is the emphasis. They continually cry for the "right to SUE an HMO". Like the ability to sue should be treated as a good thing. Why can't all of this effort instead go towards correcting the problems inherent with HMO's and other health care providers? I'll tell you why: Because the LIBERALS wouldn't be able to create instant millionaires at the expense of everybody else. Sueing should not be viewed as a victory, but rather as a defeat. Let's build a better mousetrap, not tie their hands and create more problems for the under-insured. The Democrats once again will receive an "A" for effort, and an "F" for delivery and substance. Sorry, the scale doesn't go low enough to grade their vision and understanding of our forefathers intentions.

The reason the right to sue an HMO for negligence is that Bush would deny us that right. If an HMOs actions result in the death or injury to a patient, they should be held accountable.
The 500,000 limit Bush proposes is absurd.

Rick, thre IS a difference between HMO's and other corporations. HMO's are now forced (rightfully so) to accept new members. HMO's are limited in their ability to contol their contractors (doctors). I am not a huge fan of HMO's, but we continually view a lawsuit and high punitive damages as victories. Let's fix the problem. Uncle, you're way off. You are claiming that Bush is denying us the right to sue for negligence. First of all, this is not a new problem that started when Bush took his oath. Why didn't Bubba "fix" it? Secondly, Texas HAS a Patients bill of rights that DOES allow lawsuits against HMO's. In fact, their bill goes further to prevent privately funded health care "fund pools" from being sued. In other words, if a corporation funds it's own health "insurance", that corporation can not be sued if a patient/member fails to get proper treatment. Let's leave the treatment to the doctors, and let's leave the lawyers out of this. Face it, Bush has done more for healthcare with his version of the patients bill of rights than Clinton did in 8 years! Insurance rates are too high already. If we allow an uncapped provision can you possibly imagine where the prices will go?