Executive Order 13017: Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry
President: Bill Clinton
Created a bipartisan health-care commission whose work produced a consumer bill of rights and a national quality-improvement strategy.
Status: Revoked. Is Executive Order 13017 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13017 was revoked. See Executive Order 13138: Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees, Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13017 do?
EO 13017 established an advisory commission on health-care consumer protection and quality. After membership and deadline changes, the commission recommended a Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities in 1997 and issued Quality First in 1998. An archived White House statement says the President endorsed the recommendations, asked private plans to adopt them and directed federal health-plan agencies to act within their authority. A 1999 federal PACE rule cited the commission’s report while explaining patient protections. These separate actions show use of the advice; the commission’s report itself did not create enforceable rights.
Before and after
Before the order
Rapid changes in managed care lacked a single national advisory review of consumer protection and quality.
After the order
The reports supplied a common rights and quality agenda for later public and private action.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Commission | Review consumer protection, quality and access | Completed |
| HHS and Labor secretaries | Co-chair and support the body | Historical |
| Federal agencies | Provide requested lawful information | During commission life |
What happened next
EO 13017 established the commission.
The President publicly charged the expanded commission with preparing a consumer bill of rights.
The President endorsed its recommended bill of rights.
A federal PACE rule cited the commission’s consumer protections.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The commission operated under FACA and only advised the President. Later statutes, benefit-plan law and agency regulations determine enforceable health-care protections.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- GovInfo — EO 13017 (opens in a new tab) Order text
- GovInfo — EO 13138 (opens in a new tab) Order text
How we checked this
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