New patients' rights bills on Capitol Hill focus on the right to sue a health insurers. Some say the ability to sue will make HMO's more accountable for the care they give. But insurance companies claim more lawsuits will only drive up health care costs. Laura’s guests are Dr. Donald Palmisano, a New Orleans surgeon and with the Litigation Center of the American Medical Association and State Medical Societies www.ama.org and Rick Smith, Vice President of public policy and research for the American Association of Health Plans www.aahp.org.
