Health care bill raises consumer concerns
Attorney General Paul Morrison of Topeka Kansas, victims of medical malpractice and plaintiff’s lawyers criticized legislation that would exempt health care professionals from the law that allows consumers to sue over deceptive practices. “This bill would prevent my office from investigating the most deceptive and unconscionable acts committed by anyone in the health care industry,” Morrison said. House Bill 2530 would exempt professional services by a physician or health care provider from the Kansas Consumer Protection Act. Opposing sides of the legislation squared off before the Senate Judiciary Committee who which took no action on the bill but the measure was approved by the House, 109-14.
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