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1997 Fools: HMOs Name Jack Kevorkian to Oversee ADA Enforcement
From sndrake@MAILBOX.SYR.EDU Tue Apr 1 09:44:40 1997 Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 09:38:42 -0500 From: "Stephen N. Drake" <sndrake@MAILBOX.SYR.EDU> Reply-To: SJU Advocacy List <ADVOCACY@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> To: ADVOCACY@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU Subject: HMOs Name Jack Kevorkian to Oversee ADA Enforcement April 1, 1997: Detroit, Michigan: HMO officials convened a press conference to announce the naming of Jack Kevorkian to oversee American with Disabilities Act (ADA) enforcement for the health care organizations nationwide. In a rare joint effort, officials acknowledged that there has been legitimate criticism of the way HMOs treat the disabled and elderly. Explaining this sudden and bold initiative, HMO spokesperson D. Ed Weight said, "we have been impressed with Dr. Kevorkian's sensitivity to the needs of persons in need of assistance in taking charge of their own health care. We believe he will be able to help ensure that we can remain the cost-effective organizations we try to be, while helping the disadvantaged free themselves from unwanted, expensive health care and community supports. These new efforts in facilitating empowerement are, we believe, in keeping with the letter and spirit of the ADA." Kevorkian is reported to be looking forward to helping growing numbers of disabled and chronically ill HMO patients to move forward in a bold new arena of patients' rights. He feels it is only fitting that the same organizations that are tightening the reins on treatment options provide new options for disappointed patients. Asked what he would do with the money earned in his new position Kevorkian expressed the intent of buying a school bus to replace his battered van. He intends to decorate it with his artwork as a parting gift to the patients he assists. ********************************************************************** Please note that April 1 is commonly known as APRIL FOOLS DAY Stephen Drake - Not Dead Yet - http://acils.com/NotDeadYet
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