Lott Sounds Hopeful Note for Patients’ Bill
Despite President Bush’s threat to veto the so-called patients’ bill of rights if the current Senate version passes, Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) predicted that compromise will emerge from debate scheduled to begin Tuesday.
“The president wants to sign a bill. We need to find a common ground,” Lott said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
Bush and many Republicans dislike that the bill allows patients to sue their health maintenance organizations in state courts, where there are no limits to damages, instead of in federal court.
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