H.R. 4628 · 108th Congress
Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 2004
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- John Dingell
- Introduced
- 2004-06-21
- Latest action
- 2004-09-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Subjects
Congress
Government trust funds
Medicare
Performance measurement
Health
Taxation
Civil actions and liability
Law
Medicaid
Child health
Families
Women's health
Cancer
Minority health
Department of Health and Human Services
Commerce
Small business
Right of privacy
Abortion
Department of Labor
Federal preemption
Hospital care
Administrative remedies
Medical ethics
Emergency Management
Science, Technology, Communications
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Access to health care
Economics and Public Finance
Minorities
Cooperative societies
Nonprofit organizations
Social Welfare
Women
Congressional reporting requirements
Emergency medicine
Federal employees
Finance and Financial Sector
Health insurance
Income tax
Insurance premiums
Medically uninsured
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Salaries
Transportation and Public Works
Consumer education
Congressional investigations
Governmental investigations
Communication in medicine
Drugs
Government contractors
Liability (Law)
Medical economics
Medical malpractice
Physicians
Prescription pricing
Quality of care
Federal-state relations
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Restrictive trade practices
Standards
State laws
Subsidies
Employee health benefits
Health insurance continuation
Housing and Community Development
Patients' rights
Preventive medicine
Rural health
Grievance procedures
Licenses
Medical supplies
Directories
Foundations
Freedom of speech
Administrative procedure
Evidence (Law)
Health planning
Tax credits
Social security finance
Medical screening
Charitable contributions
Living wills
Terminal care
Fines (Penalties)
Injunctions
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.
Medical tests
Surgery
Corporation directors
Accreditation (Medical care)
Confidential communications
Government employees' health insurance
Grants-in-aid
Telephone
Collective bargaining
Pregnant women
Obstetrics
Labeling
Fees
Translating and interpreting
Whistle blowing
Medical records
Excise tax
Damages
Case management
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Reinsurance
Legal fees
Punitive damages
Health maintenance organizations
Managed care
Coinsurance
Welfare recipients
Clinical trials
Discrimination in insurance
Discrimination in medical care
Labor contracts
Peer review organizations (Medicine)
Breast cancer
Mastectomy
Limitation of actions
Conflict of interests
Tax penalties
Patient satisfaction
Pharmacists
Ambulances
Consumer complaints
Terminally ill
Employers' liability
Gynecology
Humans
Physician-patient privilege