I've heard about an HMO consumer bill of rights and other HMO reform legislation?

Kaiser Permanente has joined with the American Association of Retired People, Families USA, HIP Health Insurance Plan, and Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound in proposing consumer protection principles.

Kaiser Permanente, with the American College of Emergency Physicians, also supports national legislation that would assure appropriate access to emergency medical services. We believe that a single national standard should be developed so that the costs of conflicting or duplicate federal and state enforcement measures are reduced.