Subcommittee on Consumer Rights,
Protections, and Responsibilities

Membership:

• Peter Thomas, J.D., Chair
• Christine Cassel, M.D.
• James Chao
• Nan Hunter, J.D.
• Sylvia Drew Ivie, J.D.
• Randall MacDonald
• Ronald Pollack, J.D.
• Stephen Wiggins

Issues of Framework for the Subcommittee:

• promulgation of bill of rights and responsibilities
• survey of existing consumer protections, enforcement mechanisms and remedies, and analysis of applicability to various populations
• analysis of issues related to consumer choice of health insurance products, providers and treatments
• consumer empowerment through enhanced knowledge, availability of information and involvement in clinical decisions
• consumer assistance services, e.g., ombudspersons
• attention to special populations, e.g., rural populations, disabled, chronically ill, terminally ill

Background Papers (see Meetings section of website)

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