Lawmaker who supported patient rights dies at Insurance Wood

Lawmaker who supported patient rights dies

WASHINGTON—Rep. Charles Norwood, R-Ga., a champion of legislation to expand the liability of health insurers for improper denial-of-care decisions, died Tuesday of lung cancer. He was 65. For a decade, Rep. Norwood was the chief sponsor of legislation—dubbed the Patient Access to Responsible...

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Lawmaker who supported patient rights dies

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