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AOA Supports HR 979, Patients Bill of Rights, to Ensure Access to Care

It is important to note that health insurance plans organized under ERISA are not subject to state enacted patient and consumer protections because ERISA preempts state law. Federal consumer and patient protections (similar to those that exist at the state level) have not been enacted into law. Accordingly, beneficiaries under ERISA plans have no safeguards to protect them against health plan abuses.

 

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