the bush administration testified she had not acted on press reports of inappropriate decisions are ethan looked into them because she did not appear aware, appear to be aware of complex and state law and she testified she had only four people on her staff who worked part time on hipaa on private insurance issues. in conclusion mr. chairman this investigation into the health insurance rescission has trained a spotlight on an important question. if the congress enacts a law or an entire healthcare reform proposal, how would you know if that law is being followed? it is fundamentally important that along with federal protections for health insurance you also enact reporting requirements on health insurers and health plans so that regulators can have access to complete and timely data about how the market is working in order to monitor compliance with the law. congressman the laura has introduced a bill to create an office of, the federal office of health insurance oversight that establishes such reporting requirements on insurers and that appropriates resources so the federal government and