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Delda, these are the kinds of horror stories your Congressman needs to ear - ON MONDAY. Which of several different competing bills ( weak Vs strong) is adopted is going to depend on such stories!! -----Original Message----- From: Delda White <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Saturday, July 25, 1998 8:17 AM Subject: Re: Breaking CR >In a message dated 98-07-24 23:01:23 EDT, you write: > >>I wonder >>how much pain, discomfort, and mental anguish is caused by these Horribly >>Managed Organizations? Are there any lawyers who would care to get involved? >>(Am I starting trouble here?...GOOD!) [log in to unmask] >> >> > >AMEN, Ken! My husband and I belong to two different HMO's and neither one is >very good. I tried to become a member of my husband's -- they refused me on >the grounds that I have arthritis. When I pointed out that I'm not being >treated for it, they did a quick tap dance and said it's because I >occasionally take valium. But they accepted a friend of mine who takes >Prozac. When state law changed and this HMO had to accept anyone who applied, >they said they'd charge me $430/month (the previous premium was $169/month). >I'd dearly love to see these wretches out of business. They lie, cheat and >steal. I feel as though I cannot file a formal complaint against them because >now they're my husband's HMO. > >This same sterling outfit flatly refused to approve visits to the psychiatrist >and psychologist for my husband -- no reason given. Therefore, we were out >another $200/month. Last week, our primary asked them again and this time >they approved the visits at once. What is going on? Could it be that our >state legislature is beginning to take action against them (which it is) and >they're a tiny bit nervous? > >Anyway, the only people I know of who are happy with these disgusting money- >grubbers are those making money off them, and they're making plenty. Doctors >are bitterly unhappy and patients are, in some cases, dying, because of the >refusal to permit sensible treatment. I'd love to see these rotten HMOs out >of business and their owners and many of their employees punished. > >If anyone has any ideas how to achieve that, I'd be thrilled to hear them. > >Delda White CG Bob 66/1