Dr. William Kapp recently attended the National Othopaedic Leadership Conference at Washington D.C., sponsored by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Kapp and delegates from the Missouri Orthopaedic Association, met with Reps. JoAnn Emerson, Kenny Hulshof and Ike Shelton, and Sens. John Ashcroft and Kit Bond.
Issues discussed included the Patient Bill of Rights, pending in Congress. The bill would allow patients more legal avenues in dealing with their HMOs on patient care issues.
Kapp is on the staff at Orthopaedic Associates of Southeast Missouri, P.C.
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