Blau M L
Health Law Department, Boston Office of McDermott, Will & Emery, USA.
Manag Care Interface. 2001 Mar;14(3):71-3.
On Election Day 2000, Massachusetts voters were faced with a ballot initiative that would have made such topical proposals as an MCO patient's bill of rights, HMO regulation, and examination of the conversion of nonprofit health institutions to for-profit status into state law. The author, who watched the struggle between pro- and anti-initiative forces from close range, describes the events and ramifications of the decision that voters finally made.
2000年选举日，马萨诸塞州的选民面临一项公民投票提案，该提案本可将诸如管理式医疗组织（MCO）患者权利法案、健康维护组织（HMO）监管以及非营利性医疗机构转变为营利性机构的审查等热门提议纳入州法律。作者近距离观察了支持和反对该提案的力量之间的斗争，描述了选民最终做出的决定所引发的事件及其影响。
