De HMO liability measure holds choice-makers accountable
A New York Legislature HMO liability bill aims to let patients sue when denials of needed treatment cause harm. The measure, backed across parties, would hold HMOs accountable for medical decisions, arguing they practice medicine and should face consequences like doctors when errors occur.
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Managed Care
HMO
New York
Assembly
Senate
Hmos
Assemblyman
Richard Gottfried
Gottfried
Stop Smoking Now Too Many Children Are Dying
A study reports an average of 6,200 children die each year due to parental smoking. It links maternal smoking during pregnancy to low birth weight and respiratory problems, noting many die of SIDS and other illnesses. argues pregnancy is a time for cessation, while acknowledging addiction and societal attitudes.
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Hie
Unversity of Wisconsin ‘Medical School
Madison
Addressing Medical Quacks and Malpractice Concerns
Clayton E. Andrews Jr of Syracuse argues for eliminating medical quacks and reforming malpractice. He praises dedicated doctors while condemning incompetent surgeons, harassment, and unsafe practices, urging accountability, transparency, and human, skilled care in medicine.
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Clayton E. Andrews JR
Syracuse
Congress urged to renew Older Americans Act funding
Barbara Paley of Meals on Wheels of Syracuse urges renewed funding for the Older Americans Act. She notes home delivered meals help keep seniors independent and cut Medicare and Medicaid costs, calling for a 7 percent federal funding increase and reauthorization. Citizens should contact their senators and representative.
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Syracuse
Tyson Boxing Return Hopes Endorse Fund Drive
Stephen Vincent urges allowing Mike Tyson to box again and donate his next two purses to the Boxers Retirement Fund. The opinion suggests a public-spirited comeback to aid the sport and Tyson’s image, asking whether Tyson would participate.
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Tyson
Mike Tyson
Stephen Vincent Syracuse
Tax-Cut Proposals Spark Generational Tax Debate
Richard G. Wood of Massena argues against growing deficit spending tied to tax-cut proposals. He decries modern overconsumption and vows that younger generations bear responsibility for a national debt amid affluent, multi residence households and pervasive advertising society.
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Herald American
Congress
Walt Kelly
Richard G. Wood
Massena
Gay and Lesbian Couples Deserve Legal Protections
A reader asserts civil marriage should be available to gay and lesbian couples, arguing that 1049 federal laws use marital status and citing Lambda Legal Defense Fund on ending marriage discrimination. The letter defends equal dignity, urging use of a neutral term like union while stressing eligibility for legal protections.
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Sherri Jandrew
Government Accounting Office
Evan Wolfson
Lambda Legal Defense Fund
Congress
GAO
Justice of the Peace
Jandrew
Readers invited to submit letters for publication
The Herald Ca invites letters to be succinct and legible, submitted with the writer’s name address and daytime phone. Submissions become property of The Herald Ca publishers of The Post-Standard Herald American and may be edited or posted online and used in other ways.
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