31.   Maryland has aggressively regulated managed care, and the state regulations, though different from the new federal standards, protect patients at least as well, Chang said.

32.   Medicare officials argue that the lower-court orders intrude on their ability to set Medicare policy, and go much further than necessary to protect elderly patients.

33.   Nabi was trying to show its vaccine would protect patients for up to a year.

34.   Now, amid accusations by the Food and Drug Administration that the researchers repeatedly ignored rules intended to protect patients from harm, Gelsinger has hired a lawyer.

35.   Nothing protects a patient from an incompetent aide or an aide from an abusive patient.

36.   On Monday, Clinton called on Congress to pass tobacco settlement legislation and a measure protecting patients from cost-cutting health care organizations.

37.   Other doctors feel that a bacterial infection may follow on top of the viral infection and that they would protect their patients from this secondary infection by prescribing antibiotics.

38.   Over all, the market is too coarse a device to protect patients, who deserve another layer of protection.

39.   Other supporters of the current bill said there are adequate provisions to protect patients.

40.   Only in that way will patients be somewhat protected from the miserly machinations of managed care that sell our health care to lowest bidders to maximize business profit.