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ROBERT E. WISE, JR., Democrat, of Clendenin. WV; bom in Washington, DC, on
January 6, 1948; attended Holtz Elementary School, Charleston; graduated, George
Washington High School, 1966; A.B., Duke University, Durham, NC, 1970; B.A., Tulane
University College of Law, New Orleans, L A , 1975; attorney, admitted to West Virginia
State bar, 1975; commenced practice in Charleston; legislative counsel, Judiciary Committee of the West Virginia House of Delegates, 1977-78; director, West Virginians for Fair
and Equitable Assessment of Taxes, Inc., 1977-80; elected to West Virginia Senate, 198082; member: American Bar Association, West Virginia State Bar; elected on November 2,
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1993
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Ms. H i l a r y Clinton
1900 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC
Dear Ms. Clinton:
On June 21, 1993 I was involved i n an automobile accident. At the
scene of the accident, I was convinced by paramedics to go to the
h o s p i t a l to be checked. The car I was i n was demolished and we
were on company business, therefore, I thought i t best to go. The
d r i v e r of the c a r also went i n the same ambulance.
Enclosed i s a copy of the b i l l for t h i s ambulance t r i p ,
of the c a r a l s o received a b i l l for the same amount.
The d r i v e r
I was outraged when I received t h i s b i l l . F i r s t of a l l , I was not
hurt. The paramedic checked my blood pressure i n the ambulance.
I had no "advanced l i f e support" as t h i s b i l l suggests. I did have
a c e r v i c a l c o l l a r on and they did put me on a s p i n a l board. Both
the d r i v e r and I were charged for the same mileage.
I am w r i t i n g to you because I received no s a t i s f a c t i o n from the
emergency medical s e r v i c e when I c a l l e d concerning t h e i r r a t e s .
This i s one example of why our health care costs are so high. I f
I can be of any help i n fighting the cause to reduce health care
costs, please c a l l on me.
Sincerely
cc:
Senator John Rockefeller
State Farm Insurance
Robinson Emergency Medical Service
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Dear Customer:
Our records show that you are no longer enrolled under your former Blue Cross and
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available to you. The enclosed application (#900079) explains coverage available
through our Personal Health Care conversion program. Please indicate on your
application which deductible you prefer.
If you want to enroll in our comprehensive program, return your completed application
(#900079) within 15 days. When your application has been processed, you will receive a
coupon payment book indicating the coverage program you selected.
Virginia state law prohibits Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia from providing
personal health coverage to individuals who are not residents of Virginia. We will assist
in transferring your Blue Cross and Blue Shield membership to a Blue Cross and Blue
Shield Plan in a different service area. Your premium dues must be paid 30 days in
advance to assure continuous coverage when the transfer has been initiated.
If your out-of-state address is temporary and you would like information on other
programs we offer, please call. We will request that you indicate in writing when you
expect to return to or establish a permanent address within our service area.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia will send all necessary information to your new
Blue Cross and Blue Shield service area on your behalf. Your new Blue Cross and Blue
Shield Plan will provide you with the additional information you need to choose the
appropriate health care program. Study your coverage options closely because benefits
and coverage rates vary among different Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans.
Please read the enclosed information carefully. You will have to satisfy all required
waiting periods again if your Blue Cross and Blue Shield coverage is allowed to lapse
even for a short period of time.
To assure continuous coverage, complete and return the enclosed application within 15
days. You don't want to be without a health care program when you may need it most.
Sincerely,
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Market Manager
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Post Office Box 14046 • Roanoke. Virginia 24038-4046 . 703/342-7352 • 1-800-553-3164
Form # IB-497K92C
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CONVERSION PROGRAM BENEFIT SUMMARY
Benefits are paid at 80% of the Allowable Charge after your chosen deductible has boon satisfied.
The Conversion Program has a $50,000 annual benefit maximum per covered person and a $1,000,000 lifetime
maximum per covered person.
Hospital/Facility Benefits
• Semi-private room, including special diets and general nursing services, for illness or injury, in a hospital, substance abuse treatment
facility, contracting nursing home
• Hospital Care for pregnancy related conditions for Policyholder or enrolled spouse
• Inpatient Psychiatric Care including drug and alcohol treatment (30 days maximum per calendar year)
• Skilled Nursing Home Care
• Ancillaries (operating, treatment and recovery room, drugs and medications, anesthesia, lab and x-ray)
• Hospital Outpatient Care for accidental injury, surgery, radiological therapy, and chemotherapy (not oral)
• Home Health Care
Physician's Care and Medical/Surgical Benefits:
• Inpatient Medical Service care of illness and injury
k Inpatient Psychiatric Care including drug and alcohol treatment (30 day maximum per calendar year)
'Skilled Nursing Home Care
Surgical, Surgical Assistant, Obstetrical, Anesthesia, Pathological, Consultative, Lab and Radiological Services
Outpatient Diagnostic X-ray and Lab Tests, including mammography screening ($50 calendar year maximum, special rules apply)
Pre and Post Natal Care
Physician Outpatient Care for accidental injury, surgery, radiological therapy, chemotherapy (not oral), medical emergencies, and
necessary office and home visits
Home Health Care (Medical Services)
Outpatient Private Duty Nurse ($500 calendar year maximum)
Spinal Manipulation ($500 calendar year maximum)
Other Covered Services
• Services include out-of-hospital prescription drugs and insulin, ambulance service, durable medical equipment, and the cost of blood,
blood plasma and blood derivatives.
* Discounts for vision care at select providers.
Optional Coverage
• A Well Child Care Option is available for children age 0-6. Benefits include routine medical visits, lab tests, vision and hearing screen
ings and immunizations at scheduled intervals. These benefits are paid at 100% of the allowable charges for these services and are
not subject to your deductible. Please refer to your application for premium information.
EXCLUSIONS
As is the case with all health care coverage plans, there are certain exclusions and limitations. Benefits are not payable for the followin
services:
• Care and treatment which are not medically necessary, or services not listed as covered by your policy;
• Services under Federal, State (except Medicaid) or local laws and employer sponsored Blue Cross or Blue Shield programs;
• Services for custodial care, rest cures, convalescent care, or residential care;
• Services provided or available under any motor vehicle no-fault law;
• Services for intentionally self-inflicted injury or sickness, or suicide or suicide attempt, while sane or insane;
• Services for loss sustained while in any branch of the Armed Services;
• Services for injuries or diseases related to your job or as a result of war or civil disobedience;
• Transportation;
Routine physical examinations except as provided in the Well-Child benefit;
i Hearing aids and fitting of hearing aids;
'Dental treatment, except for accidental injury and certain listed surgical services;
Any artificial or surgical means of conception:
Services for which a charge is not usually made or for which a charge would not have been made in the absence of insurance;
Outpatient services, including drugs and marital and family counseling, for psychiatric disorders, alcohol abuse, or drug abuse;
Services exceeding thefirst$500 per calendar year for spinal manipulation;
Services for experimental procedures;
Services for foot care; and
Benefits payable under this policy will be reduced by benefits payable under any other health care policy.
Form tt 900079 (REV. 6/92)
�OTHER PROVISIONS
Renewability
Your coverage is automatically renewed by paying the applicable premiums as they come due. We may decline renewal only if we decline to
renew all pdicies like yours on a class basis. You will not be singled out for non-renewal, except in cases of misrepresentation. We will proAL
vide you with 30 days notice of any change of benefits.
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Premium
We may adjust the premium from time to time. Premiums are set by class and you will not be singled out for a premium change. The age
and sex of covered persons, type and level of benefits, and area of residence are all factors which may be used in determining your premium
change. We will provide you with 30 days notice of any change in premium.
Termination
Coverage for children covered under your policy will end the last day of the year they turn 19, or the last day of the year they turn 23 if
they are a full-time student.
Limitations
Under the Conversion Program credit for the amount of time you have been continuously enrolled in another Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Program will be applied toward the following waiting periods if transferring membership directly:
• Twelve month waiting period for pre-existing conditions. A pre-existing condition means the existence of symptoms which would cause an
ordinarily prudent person to seek diagnosis, care or treatment within a two (2) year period immediately preceding the effective date of
coverage.
• Six month waiting period for coverage other than emergency care for: hernias of any type or location; disorders of the tonsils, adenoids,
reproductive organs, or appendix; or varicose veins.
RATE GUIDE - EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 1992
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To determine your rate:
1. Select your deductible.
2. Select the Type of Coverage you desire.
3. Use the age of the oldest enrolling family member to determine your rate.
NOTE: The Well Child Option requires an additional monthly premium. See your application for the appropriate amount.
Type Membership
Deductible
Age
$750
$1500
$2500
Ages 29 and Under
Single
Single+One Minor
Single + Minors
Husband + Wife
Family
$213.42
$327.93
$514.73
$624.75
$721.85
$192.57
$295.90
$464.45
$563.72
$651.34
$169.94
$261.14
$409.89
$497.50
$574.82
Ages 30 to 39
Single
Single-)-One Minor
Single + Minors
Husband + Wife
Family
$274.40
$362.00
$520.21
$631.40
$729.53
$247.59
$326.64
$469.40
$569.72
$658.27
$218.50
$288.27
$414.25
$502.79
$580.93
Ages 40 to 49
Single
Single+One Minor
Single + Minors
Husband + Wife
Family
$338.76
$425.88
$547.59
$664.63
$767.93
$305.67
$384.28
$494.10
$599.70
$692.92
$269.75
$339.14
$436.05
$529.25
$611.51
Ages SO to 59
Single
Single+One Minor
Single -f- Minors
Husband + Wife
Family
$389.57
$485.50
$624.25
$757.68
$875.44
$351.52
$438.08
$563.27
$683.66
$789.93
$310.21
$386.62
$497.10
$603.35
$697.12
Single
Single+One Minor
Singled^Minors
-Si^-^Husband + Wife
Family
$447.16
$587.71
$111.34
$870 67
$1T005':95
$403.48
$530.31
$647JI
$785.61
$907:73
. $356.07
$468.01
S571.23
$693732'
$801.08
Ages 60 and Over
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Tils Is not your policy and is Intended as a brief summary of the services available through the Personal Health Care Conversion Program (Policy
Fotm Number 900171). Please consult your policy for full Information.
Benefits Management...
Our Benefits Management experts help keep your premium costs down by making sure you receive the care you need in the most costefficient setting. All planned hospital stays must be reviewed in advance. Maternity and emergency admissions must be reviewed within 48 hours^ak
after admission. Your Doctor should simply call the toll-free number on the back of your I.D. card. When the review does not take place. yodHI
will be required to pay the first $500 in covered charges, in addition to your deductible and co-payment expenses. You must pay this amount^
even if the admission is later determined to be medically necessary.
Our Commitment to You...
At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia, we believe quality protection and quality service go hand in hand. We're committed to providing
our customers with top quality service at all times. That means answering questions and processing claims quickly. courteously. and completely
the first time.
Additional Questions?
Call our Benefit Consultants at 1-800-334-7676
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�A p r i l 6,
1993
H i l l a r y R. C l i n t o n
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
I am encouraged that the Clinton Administration i s taking
steps toward health care reform. I only hope that a l l aspects of
health care are being looked at c a r e f u l l y . As a widow, I learned
how precious group insurance can be. After my husband died at the
age of 50, I was able to keep h i s group insurance through the Cobra
Plan, at the cost that was offered to employees, for three years.
During that time, I was a l s o able to keep eye and dental care, and
p r e s c r i p t i o n coverage.
I t has now been f i v e years since he died.
I am now a t the mercy of the Insurance Companies, and I stayed with
The Health Plan of the Upper Ohio Valley, through conversion, at
much higher r a t e s than before, without p r e s c r i p t i o n or eye and
dental coverage.
I am now paying $195.04 a month, an increase of
$46.00 over l a s t year.
Even though I took a job a f t e r my husband's death, my employer
i s not able to o f f e r a group plan, as we are a small. Urban
Mission, without enough employees to p a r t i c i p a t e .
They do help
with my premium, but I must pay my p r e s c r i p t i o n , dental and eye
expenses myself.
My p r e s c r i p t i o n needs cost me over $300.00 a
month, to stay healthy. I must take these medications, even though
my small s a l a r y pays for l i t t l e more than t h i s .
I am fortunate
that I have enough income through my husband to pay for my other
l i v i n g expenses. I r e a l l y don't know how others make i t .
I would a l s o l i k e to t e l l you about a friend who was widowed
at an even e a r l i e r age than I , who r a i s e d her children by h e r s e l f ,
by working f u l l time, sometimes at two jobs, i s now on S o c i a l
Security and Medicare, s t i l l works part-time, and a l s o volunteers
over t h i r t y hours a week at our mission, and can not afford to get
her dentures replaced, and i s not e l i g i b l e for medicaid.
I know of many persons receiving government a s s i s t a n c e , who
have better medial coverage than she does. One i n p a r t i c u l a r , who
receives SSI, i s e l i g i b l e for a state medical card, recently got
new dentures through t h i s program, and can and does c a l l an
ambulance as often as once a week, and i s taken to the emergency
room for such things as a broken thumb, a cold, a headache, nausea,
etc. A l l expenses are paid for her and others l i k e her. These
people are taking advantage of the system, while others struggle to
pay for t h e i r needs.
�H i l l a r y R. Clinton
page 2
A p r i l 6, 1993
Those of us with p r i v a t e insurance coverage, e s p e c i a l l y with
Health Plan, can not go to an emergency room unless the v i s i t i s
pre-approved. Did you ever t r y to find a doctor on a Thursday i n
West V i r g i n i a ? My son (32 years old and married) recently had a
severe throat i n f e c t i o n t h a t was preventing him from swallowing.
He had already received a p r e s c r i p t i o n by phone, which wasn't
helping, and h i s condition appeared to be more serious when h i s
wife t r i e d to reach h i s doctor on a Thursday afternoon. The doctor
did not have Thursday o f f i c e hours, and the r e c e p t i o n i s t simply
s a i d "Health Plan won't pay i f you go to the emergency room". His
wife then had the doctor paged at the h o s p i t a l , but he had l e f t
there. She t r i e d h i s home, he was not a v a i l a b l e , and she was t o l d
the same thing that the r e c e p t i o n i s t had told her. Frustrated and
frightened, I suggested she c a l l the Health Plan, and ask them what
to do.
They s a i d he had to c a l l h i s doctor's two back up
physicians, and only a f t e r t r y i n g to reach them unsuccessfully, and
" a f t e r covering a l l the bases", could he go to the emergency room.
One of these doctors did c a l l her back, but repeated what the
others had t o l d her, and t o l d her to see h i s doctor the next day.
After a delay of almost two hours, while h i s wife t r i e d to track
down one of these doctors, he was f i n a l l y taken to the emergency
room, and t r e a t e d for what could have become a l i f e threatening
s i t u a t i o n . He had a highly elevated white blood c e l l count, h i s
lymph nodes were swollen, and a c u l t u r e was taken, along with blood
work to check for Mono, and according to the ER physician, the
medication t h a t was prescribed over the phone was not even going to
touch the condition he was s u f f e r i n g from. What i s a person that
r e a l l y needs emergency care supposed to do at night, on week-ends,
etc.? I r e a l i z e these " r u l e s " of the insurance companies are coste f f e c t i v e , but they are not always i n the best i n t e r e s t of the
patient.
Please help the people of t h i s state and the United States to
have a more egual health system.
Not j u s t the poor with no jobs
need help.
While I won't even q u a l i f y for S o c i a l Security for
several years, those who have no other income but S o c i a l Security
are l i v i n g below the poverty l e v e l .
Thank you for taking the time to hear my
concerns.
Sincerely,
CC:
Senator John D. Rockefeller, IV
Senator Robert C. Byrd
Congressman Alan Mollohan
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Health Vare Costs :
This i s h o s p i t a l b i l l i n g f o r c a t a r a c t surgery on
A p r i l 8, 1993I t h i n k they are outrageous.
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151.00
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PHARMACY
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much medicine i n 2 hours.
607.62
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110.00
I am on medicare, a l s o have p r i v a t e insurance I
worked f o r 48 years a t sarre p l a c e f o r t h i s .
There was no "take home" medicine.
B i l l was sent t o msdlcare before I could see i t
I am f u r i o u s a t t h i s OVERCHARGING.
Thought t h i s might help i n making decisions,
Sincerely.
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Automotive Trade Association National Capital Area
P.O. Box 7868 . Gaithersburg, MD 20898-7868
(301) 670-1110 . Fax (301) 258-8320
COBRA PREMIUM INVOICE
INVOICE DATE: 03/16/93
PREMIUM DUE DATE: 04/01/93
By making t h i s payment, you c e r t i f y t h a t you are e l i g i b l e f o r
c o n t i n u a t i o n o f COBRA coverage. Your COBRA payment, w i t h i n t h e r e q u i r e d
time l i m i t s , w i l l ensure coverage o f your h e a l t h p l a n . We must have
payment i n t h i s o f f i c e by t h e l a s t o f t h e month t h a t you are b i l l e d f o r
or your insurance w i l l be c a n c e l l e d . There w i l l be no exception t o t h i s
p o l i c y . A t t a c h t h e bottom h a l f o f t h i s l e t t e r w i t h your check made o u t
t o "ATANCA" f o r t h e amount o f $511.12.
PLEASE PUT YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ON YOUR CHECK TO ENSURE
CORRECT POSTING TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
ATANCA Group COBRA C o n t i n u a t i o n and Conversion U n i t
P.O. Box 7868, G a i t h e r s b u r g , MD 20898-7868
(301) 670-1110 . Fax (301) 258-8320
COBRA PREMIUM INVOICE
INVOICE DATE: 03/16/93
PREMIUM DUE DATE: 04/01/93
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Name:
Address:
Phone:
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Dental:
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COBRA Continuation and Conversion Unit
Autoaotive Trade Association National Capital Area
P.O. Box 7868 . Gaithersburg, MD 20898-7868
(301) 670-1110 . Fax (301) 258-8320
COBRA PREMIUM INVOICE
INVOICE DATE: 01/26/93
PREMIUM DUE DATE: 01/01/93
By making t h i s payment, you c e r t i f y t h a t you are e l i g i b l e f o r
c o n t i n u a t i o n o f COBRA coverage. Your COBRA payment, w i t h i n t h e r e q u i r e d
time l i m i t s , w i l l ensure coverage o f your h e a l t h p l a n . We must have
payment i n t h i s o f f i c e by t h e l a s t o f t h e month t h a t you are b i l l e d f o r
or your insurance w i l l be c a n c e l l e d . There w i l l be no exception t o t h i s
p o l i c y . A t t a c h t h e bottom h a l f o f t h i s l e t t e r w i t h your check made o u t
t o "ATANCA" f o r t h e amount o f $386.87
PLEASE PUT YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ON YOUR CHECK TO ENSURE
CORRECT POSTING TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
ATANCA Group COBRA C o n t i n u a t i o n and Conversion U n i t
P.O. Box 7868, G a i t h e r s b u r g , MD 20898-7868
(301) 670-1110 . Fax (301) 258-8320
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INVOICE DATE: 01/26/93
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P.O. Box 7868 . Gaithersburg, MD 20898-7868
(301) 670-1110 . Fax (301) 258-8320
January 19, 1993
N o t i c e has been r e c e i v e d from iSport Chevrolet and Emtrust
Corporation t h a t you had COBRA coverage through them e f f e c t i v e
through December 31, 1992. Sport Chevrolet has changed insurance
c a r r i e r s e f f e c t i v e January 1, 1993 t o M.D.IPA through t h e ATANCA
Group Insurance Plan.
We have been informed t h a t you r e s i d e permanently o u t o f t h e
M.D.IPA s e r v i c e area, and t h e r e f o r e you a r e not e l i g i b l e f o r
c o n t i n u a t i o n o f medical coverage under t h e f e d e r a l COBRA.
One coverage o p t i o n a v a i l a b l e t o you may be through North
American L i f e & Casualty (NALAC). The type and d u r a t i o n o f a
p o l i c y through NALAC v a r i e s from s t a t e t o s t a t e , b u t you a r e
assured o f being able t o continue medical coverage w i t h o u t having
t o comply w i t h a p r e - e x i s t i n g c o n d i t i o n clause. I f you wish t o
continue your medical insurance, please c o n t a c t 1-800-328-5600
(X 6686) and ask f o r David Brown, o r any one o f h i s a s s i s t a n t s .
This must be done w i t h i n t h i r t y (30) days from t e r m i n a t i o n .
I f we can be o f f u r t h e r assistance you may c a l l us a t ATANCA
a t (301) 670-1110, and ask f o r the insurance department.
Very t r u l y yours,
E l l e n T. Hicks
Insurance Coordinator
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Automotive Trade Association National Capital Area
P.O. Box 7868 . Gaithersburg, MD 20898-7868
(301) 670-1110 . Fax (301) 258-8320
January 26, 1993
Enclosed please f i n d a MAMSOVA P r e f e r r e d H e a l t h Plan Medical
Packet, a MAMSOVA e n r o l l m e n t form and two i n v o i c e s f o r COBRA f o r
January 1993 - one f o r HMO and one f o r P r e f e r r e d . The premium
l i s t e d i s t h e f a m i l y premium.
Please complete t h e h i g h l i g h t e d areas on t h e e n r o l l m e n t form
making sure t o i n d i c a t e HMO o r P r e f e r r e d . Return t h e e n r o l l m e n t
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a t t h e t o p o f t h i s l e t t e r , postmarked no l a t e r than February 5,
1993.
I f you have any questions r e g a r d i n g t h e HMO o r t h e P r e f e r r e d
p l a n , COBRA o r t h e enclosed paperwork please c o n t a c t e i t h e r
myself o r Roberta Reardon a t t h e phone number l i s t e d above. Thank
You.
Very t r u l y yours,
E l l e n T. Hicks
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February 23, 1990
Dear
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coverage and rates.
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�March 10, 1993
Mrs.
H i l l a r y Clinton
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, D. C. 20006
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
I am"writing to you concerning your recent endeavors i n t r y i n g to
r i g h t the health care system. As a l i t t l e background, I would j u s t l i k e
to state that I have been a claims processor for a self-insured group.
In the course of the t h i r t e e n years I have been processing claims I
think I have seen everything. There always seems to be a l o t of media
hype concerning wrong doings by insurance companies. I would l i k e to
see more focus put on the escalating cost that are projected by the
medical industry. Why has i n f l a t i o n stayed around the 3% mark and t h e i r
charges have more than t r i p l e d ?
I would also l i k e to add that I could say I have been a v i c t i m of
insurance's and the medical system. My husband was forced to r e t i r e
after t h i r t y years of service when the Chemical Company he worked f o r
shut down.
He was 52 years old at the time. Living i n West V i r g i n i a ,
where jobs are a premium he was unable to f i n d work. Four years l a t e r
he suffered a heart attack which required by-pass surgery. We were l e f t
with quite substantial balances. For the past four years I have been
making payments on h i s hospital b i l l .
I have w r i t t e n a few notes w i t h some of my observations on the
medical system. I know i t probably sounds presumptuous of me t o be
o f f e r i n g you advice but I would appreciate i t i f you would consider what
1 have t o say. Thank you!
Very respectfully.
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My Mother i s a resident i n a nursing home.
At the present
time she i s self-paying between her pension checks and her l i f e savings.
Her savings are f a s t disappearing -however we are g r a t e f u l she i s able
to pay f o r her own care. The problem i s the whole health-care system.
When my mother entered t h i s home i n August they charged us over
$5,000.00 f o r Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy. Now I might add that
my mother i s wheel chair bound due to several minor strokes and senile
dementia. I f a i l t o see the medical necessity of speech therapy f o r
someone who never had a problem communicating. I might add that they
wanted us t o pay the co-payment up-front because they d i d not want t o
wait f o r t h e i r money. I questioned the charges also because I v i s i t e d
my mother almost every day and did not see a therapist w i t h her on any
of these occasions. I requested the medical notes and was appalled to
see that she was given reading comprehension - the lady i s l e g a l l y
blind.
How competent could a therapist be not t o take a persons v i s i o n
i n t o consideration when administering reading t e s t .
I f e e l that
Medicare
should monitor t h e i r claims more closely and that the
government
should
investigate
these
homes
more
thoroughly.
Pharmaceutical
companies that service r e s t homes should also be
investigated. There seems to be a l o t of p r o f i t i n t h i s f i e l d .
As
a claim processor we receive many claims from the Veterans
Association regarding our members who are on Medicare. Their coverage
w i t h us i s a Medicare Supplement only - that i s a l l they pay f o r and a l l
we can provide them.
The VA continues t o send i n claims w i t h the
disclaimer that no matter what type of insurance a person has the
provider i s responsible f o r the whole charge because of Public Law
99-272 (Cobra). Our payments are subject t o Medicare's Approved Charges
and then we pay the 20% co-payment. We have asked them to give us the
approved amount and they have t o l d us that Medicare w i l l not allow them
to run t h e i r claims through t h e i r computer system. Since these are both
government organizations I can not understand why they can not work
together to i r o n out t h i s mess.
I am sure there are many other
providers who would be glad to have t h i s matter s e t t l e d and t o pay t h e i r
share of these expenses.
I also f e e l that people who have an income of $100,000.00 should be
paying more f o r t h e i r Medicare coverage. I t seems so u n f a i r when they
show these people down i n F l o r i d a i n t h e i r second homes complaining
about government cuts and our young people are s t r u g g l i n g t o buy a home
and raise t h e i r f a m i l i e s .
Doctors & Hospital Charges:
I wish you would appoint a committee of
Medical Personnel t o go a l l over the country and monitor the charges,
t e s t s , e t c . , that are administered on a d a i l y basis - j u s t how many
x-rays and i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s are needed f o r one person? I f e e l that i t i s
very wrong and suspect when a doctor owns a lab and there are two
d i f f e r e n t f e d e r a l I . D. numbers.
Pharmaceutical
Companies:
Their charges are outrageous - there should
be a c e i l i n g on how much p r o f i t a person can make on anything related t o
the medical f i e l d .
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7-16-03
Mrs. Hillary Clinton
The White House
1600 Penna. Av
Washington, DC
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Dear Hillary,
I know that women like to change their hair styles. You are attractive w i t h
most any style, but
please, no "perm" curls!
On a more serious note, I admire the work that you are doing on health care
reform. As a 50+ year old, I lost my health insurance when I lost my government
subsidized job over two years ago. Since that time I have been unable to find
health insurance due to pre-existing conditions. All health insurers engage in
"cherry picking", thus leaving people who need insurance without i t . Insurance
companies are in business to make money, not to provide service.
Even i f I could find coverage, I could not afford the rates charged. A friend of
mine is a South African citizen. It is cheaper for him to fly to England to obtain
government health care than to seek care in this country.
I believe that we need universal health insurance. Half way measures w i l l not
solve anything. Insurance used to be illegal - i t was considered gambling. It
s t i l l is gambling, w i t h all the odds in favor of the house.
Today, in America, the wealthy can afford health care, the poorest are provided
health care, the elderly are provided health care, workers in major industry are
provided health care, but the working poor and those working for small
businesses are l e f t out in the cold
I know that I w i l l soon need medical care that w i l l bankrupt me. This should not
happen in America. My only hope is that you w i l l be able to stand up to the
insurance industry and get Congress to do the right thing and pass universal
health insurance.
Best wishes, good luck, and God bless you!
Sincerely yours.
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�May 16, 1993
Mrs. H i l l a r y Rodham Clinton
e White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
The enclosed a r t i c l e s appeared i n our local newspaper, Times-West Virginian,
after your v i s i t to Morgantown. I thought your s t a f f and you would l i k e to
see both the good and the " minus" e d i t o r i a l . I am glad you came to West
C
V i r g i n i a , and I hope you learned from your v i s i t .
Many h e a r t f e l t thanks f o r your kindness t o Cindy Gouzd. She i s a very
special young lady who has been through grave d i f f i c u l t i e s during the past
three years. We a l l love her and pray f o r her to win t h i s b a t t l e with
leukemia.
I talked with a member of Senator Rockefeller's s t a f f before your v i s i t to
inform him of what i s going on with us r e t i r e d federal employees with our
health insurance plans. To give you an example: The lady across the
street and I both had mamograms l a s t year about the same time at the local
hospital. They b i l l e d Medicare $60.00 for her, and they charged me $115.00
for mine, which I paid i n person since I had not s a t i s f i e d my deductible
at the time. When I found out the difference, I called the hospital to
ask why? The answer was, "Oh, w e l l , you have a good insurance plan."
Yes, Mrs. Clinton, I do have a good insurance plan. I worked almost 32
years to have that benefit. We federal workers took less pay than our
counterparts i n industry i n order to have the insurance, retirement and
other benefits. Each year since I have been r e t i r e d , my premiums have
increased.
I t i s not f a i r f o r us who have G O insurance to be gouged by the health
OD
industry 1
My very best wishes i n your endeavors to work out a suitable health plan
that can work f o r America. Remember that Medicare did not provide f o r
adequate checks and balances, r e s u l t i n g i n widespread misuse. Anticipate
the loopholes leading t o misuse. Good Luck!
Sincerely,
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PHOTOCOPY
PRESERVATION
�:ober 5, 1993
Mrs. H i l l a r y C l i n t o n
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C.
Ds3.2r Mirs . Clinton
I have enclosed f o r your viewing a copy of correspondence
r e c e n t l y w r i t t e n t o a Dr. H a t t l e r of P i t t s b u r g , Pennsylvania.
I
r e c e i v e d a statement f o r medical b i l l s from Dr. H a t t l e r f o r my l a t e
husband, Sam Craddock.
I t h i n k i t i s time a l l the persons v i t a l l y i n t e r e s t e d i n the
Medical Reform f o r our country wake up. There i s no way I can be
h e l d r e s p o n s i b l e f o r such enormous b i l l i n g s . The doctors depleted
over one m i l l i o n d o l l a r s of my husband's insurance p o l i c y and I
f e e l l i k e we have more than p a i d these b i l l s i n f u l l .
I appreciate the time ycu have given me by a l l o w i n g me t o
voice my o p i n i o n on why we must continue t o work toward something
b e t t e r , m e d i c a l l y , f o r everyone.
I f you would ever have the time t o acknowledge my l e t t e r , I
/oulc
^incerel
sum
deepii
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�September 22,
1993
UNIVERSITY SURGICAL ASSOCIATES
3501 FORBES AVENUE
SUITE 610
BOX 400086 W
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA' 15268
TO THE ATTENTION OF B. HATTLER,
MD
Dear S i r :
I am h e r e b y r e t u r n i n g t h e S t a t e m e n t r e c e n t l y
mailed
t o me f o r s e r v i c e s you p r o v i d e d
f o r my
husband, l ^ ^ ^ ^ M f i l i ^ l ^ ^ ^ P f t i l
y
probably
aware, my husband passed avay. H i s I n s u r a n c e Company
n o t i f i e d y o u t h a t h i s P o l i c y would n o t pay f o r t h e
A s s i s t D e v i c e f o r w h i c h y o u a r e now b i l l i n g me. I
c a n n o t b e l i e v e t h a t w i t h i n t e n weeks, y o u r F a c i l i t y
depleted
One M i l l i o n D o l l a r s ($1,000,000.00)
of
H e a l t h c a r e B e n e f i t s f r o m my l a t e husband's i n s u r a n c e .
A
s
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How c a n 1 pay more?
I f e e l t h e funds already
paid t o you a r e s u f f i c i e n t .
There i s no way I c a n
pay
f o rthis
and t h e c o n s t a n t
h o u n d i n g by y o u r
o f f i c e , e i t h e r by t e l e p h o n i n g o r l e t t e r s , can no
l o n g e r be t o l e r a t e d .
My h e a l t h has been a f f e c t e d and
t h e c o n s t a n t h a r r a s s m e n t f r o m y o u r o f f i c e has added
t o t h e p r e s s u r e , s o r r o w and burden as a r e s u l t o f t h e
d e a t h and l o s s o f my husband.
I am t r y i n g t o cope and would a p p r e c i a t e y o u r
r e s p e c t and c o n s i d e r a t i o n . P l e a s e u n d e r s t a n d t h a t I
have become v e r y i n t e r e s t e d i n P r e s i d e n t and Mrs.
C l i n t o n ' s e f f o r t s t o r e f o r m H e a l t h c a r e Programs. The
a v e r a g e person, such a s m y s e l f , c a n n o t a f f o r d t o pay
t h e s e tremendous c o s t s .
I am a l s o e n c l o s i n g a copy
o f a Newspaper A r t i c l e t h a t m e n t i o n s t h e crackdown on
o v e r c h a r g i n g , f r a u d and abuse by t h e M e d i c a l System.
I am s e n d i n g a copy o f t h i s l e t t e r t o Mrs. C l i n t o n ,
as an example o f why i t i s t i m e t o h e l p t h e American
P e o p l e w i t h H e a l t h c a r e and h i g h m e d i c a l c o s t s .
Sincerely,
Mrs.
MLC:gf
Enc. / S t a t e m e n t , News A r t i c l e
Copy:Correspondence F i l e
:HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
: V CONGRESSMAN BOB WISE
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�Health care plan aims
to crack down on fraud
By LAURIE ASSEO
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Clinton's health care plan will
propose expanded laws and tougher
penalties aimed at reducing the
fraud and abuse that costs the
medical system tens of billions of
dollars every year.
"We intend to make it very clear:
Health care fraud will not go unpunished," Hillary Rodham Clinton
said last week.
The plan being unveiled Wednesday will "send a strong warning
to those who would steal from the
American -taxpayers," added Mrs.
Clinton, who is overseeing
development of the universal health
insurance proposal.
Fraud is responsible for up to 10
percent of the nation's $900 billiona-year health care tab, according to
health care experts.
"That's a heckuva wakc-up call
these days," said Bill Mahon of the
National Health Care Anti-Fraud
Association, a coalition of law en-
forcement and health insurance
groups.
The government already is stepping up its enforcement National
Health Laboratories Inc. of La
Jolla, Calif., agreed to pay $111.4
million to settle accusations it
overbilled government insurance
plans, while two blood-testing
firms paid a total of almost $40 million last week to settle false claim
charges.
Mahon estimated that only l
percent to 2 percent of all health
care providers deliberately jack up
their income by billing for care
they don't provide, ordering unnecessary tests and or taking kickbacks for patient referrals. But a
small number of people can cause
massive financial damage, he added.
, ,
.
According to a draft plan circulated on Capitol Hill, Clinton
plans to propose:
—Barring more doctors from
refemng patients to laboratories
and services owned by the doctor,
and from taking fees for making
patient referrals. Such laws now
apply only to care provided under
federally funded programs such as
Medicare and Medicaid.
Federal civil tines lor all who
submit false claims. Suchfinesnow
apply only to federally funded care.
Wrongdoers also could be forced to
forfeit assets resulting from health
care fraud.
—New criminal laws barring
health care fraud, false statements
and payment of bribes to public or
private health care providers.
—Automatic exclusion from
public or private health care plans
for anyone convicted of health care
fraud, or neglect or abuse of
patients. This law currently applies
only to care given under federally
funded programs.
The civil fines for false claims
would be raised to $10,000 per
claim and triple the claim amount,
from the current $2,000 and double
the claim amount
A new trust fund would be
created with fines and penalties
paid by wrongdoers. It would
finance enforcement efforts
I coordinated by the Departments ot
Health and Human Services and
Justice.
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�HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
THF WHITE HOUSE
1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
WASHINGTON, DC 20250
Re: H A T C R R F R
F L H A E EOM
�Septemberl 16, 1993
Mrs.Hillary Rodham Clinton
Chairwoman,
Health Care Task Force
White House
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mrs. Clinton,
Along with a l l of the r h e t o r i c and ideas being considered for
the reform of health care, there seems to be one group of people
that you may have forgotten.
My husband s u f f e r s from multiple s c l e r o s i s . A neurological
disease that medicine has never found a beginning or an end.
W are covered by an adequate health plan now. But, as the
e
law reads now, i f our insurance would f i n a l l y say we have
paid out too much for your care,and we would be forced
into the use of Medicaid o r ^ i f my husband would need to
be placed i n a nursing home, my c h i l d r e n and myself would
be i n f i n a n c i a l r u i n . The nursing home and Medicaid could
come in now and take our a s s e t s for the l a s t 2.5 years to
pay for h i s care. I would be l e f t with my home and $13,000
and everything else that we have worked for 21 years to save
and hopefully put our c h i l d r e n through college would be gone.
What are i n the plans for t h i s kind of catastrophy? I and
everyone e l s e I have consulted from a f i n a n c i a l planner and
a lawyer have said "I'm s o r r y . " That's not good enough.
My family deserves more.
I also am a working mother and feel cheated that the government would take my e n t i r e savings i n one swoop, but covers
d a i l y those who do not deserve Medicaid.
Where are the
controls on t h i s type of fraud? I am scared and so i s
every other American working-class family.
PHOTOCOPY
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�10/21/93
PERSONAL STORIES DATABASE
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STATUS: Un-published telephone number
IDENTIFICATION OF WRITER:
BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF LETTER:
Husband self-employed and have had insurance c a n c e l l e d twice i n
past 10 years. Previous c a n c e l l a t i o n s have put them i n a higher
pay bracket. Wants a plan that people pay according to wages.
IDENTIFICATION OF PRIMARY LETTER CONTENT:
\\ INSURANCE COST ISSUES UNABLE TO PAY
SYSTEMS RELATED
\ HIGH PREMIUMS \
�MAY 17, 1993
MRS. CLIIfTOU:
I ALi '.VRITIHG YOU ABOUT HEALTH INSURANCE A D CARE.
M
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ABOUT TEN (10) YEARS. W . HAVE BEEN CAlfCELED TWICE PROM
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INSURANCE COMPANIES BECAUSE W WERE SELF-EMPLOYED.
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LUCKILY W HAVE NEVER BEEN SICK FOR I W U D HATE TO TRY
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CIRCUMSTANCES. W ARE IN O R MID*PORIIES N W AND EACH
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TIME W HAVE BEEN CANCELED THIS PUT US IN A HIGHER PAY
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BRACKET. OUR N W INSURANCE C M A Y WHICH W HAVE H S
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ABOUT T O (2) YEARS, HAS RAISED THE PREMIUMS ABOUT FIVE (5)
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TIMES. W ARE AT THE AGE THAT O R HEALTH CAN G TO POT
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ANYTIME AND W CAN EXPECT TO BE CANCELED? H W D YOU
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THINK W FEEL W E PEOPLE O WELFARE CAN GET THEIR HEALTH
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CARE AND NEVER W R . AND W ARE PUTTING IN 10-12 aid 16 H U
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INSURANCE AND THIS IS W TH $1,000.00 DEDUCTABLE? W C !
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ACCORDING TO O R WAGES? THIS W Y W CAN'T BE CANCELED?
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SOBflETHING LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY. PEOPLE W O ARE WORKING
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FOR MINIMUM W G CAN'T AFFORD INSURANCE EITHER. I H D
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A FRIEND W O W S O WELFARE TELL ME SHE COULD GET A JOB
H A N
FOR $6.00 O M R AN H U BUT WITH FIVE (5) KIDS AND N
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OR
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INSURANCE SHE COULDN'T SURVIVE?
THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE RIPPING US, THE SELF*
EMPLOYED UP THE BACK?
HELP?
SINCERELY,
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BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF LETTER
A 37 year o l d woman w i t h no h e a l t h i n s u r a n c e s u f f e r e d a c e r v i c a l compression
of d i s c s i n h e r neck.
Former and c u r r e n t employers d i d n o t o f f e r group
h e a l t h b e n e f i t s , because they have l e s s than 10 employees.
Her c u r r e n t
medical b i l l s exceed p r i v a t e i n s u r a n c e and.would cost t o o much due t o preexisting conditions.
IDENTIFICATION OF PRIMARY LETTER CONTENT
INSURANCE COVERAGE EXCLUSIONS TO CARE
PRE-EXISTING CONDITION
THER CONTENT
Insurance coverage f o r s m a l l business employees.
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�H i l l a r y / Rodham Cllmton, Chairpersorr
Taskforce on N a t i o n a l Health: Caree Reform
The White House
Washington,. DC 20510
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Dear Mrs. C l i n t o n ,
I am a 37 year old womarr f rom Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
health insurarrce.
I have no
T moved t o Milwaukee i n 1984 and my employer
did not o f f e r group health b e n e f i t s nor was he required t o f o r he
had less than 10 employees.
From November 1989 t o October 1991
I was unemployed and also s u f f e r e d c e r v i c a l compression
i n my/ neok which required a l o t of medical a t t e n t i o n .
my medical b i l l s skyrocketed.
of discs
Witlr.no insurance
I am c u r r e n t l y working, but. agaiiT'
with another employer wlro a l s o does not provide health benefits
because he i s not required by law due t o the number of employees
which i s 4.
Mfs. C l i n t o n , I am between a rock and a hard place.
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cannot a f f o r d a p r i v a t e h e a l t h care plan" due t o the extremely high:
premiums r would be required t o pay.
My medical problems e n l i s t
many r i d e r s which l i m i t s what the insurance would pay.
Presently,
my medical care consists only•of emergency care paid d i r e c t l y out
of my pocket. There i s no f i n a n c i a l room f o r health maintenance
care t o reduce the emergency medical needs.
I am forced i n t o
l i m i t e d options and sometimes sub-standard health care because my
pocketbook d i c t a t e s what I can do instead of what my medical
situation calls f o r .
Please f i n d a s o l u t i o n t o t h i s problem whether i t i s a form
of across-the-board s o c i a l i z e d or some type of insurance p r o t e c t i W
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which people l i k e me can a f f o r d .
I t i s so hard t o be a college
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g r a d u a t e , w o r k i n g f u l l time and s t i l l n o t have the means t o
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go
f i n a n c i a l l y p r o t e c t my h e a l t h and w e l l b e i n g .
I currently
have
medical b i l l s exceeding $7,000.00 and t r y i n g t o pay on these b i l l s Z
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�plus g e n e r a l l i v i n g expenses doesn't leave a n y t h i n g f o r the
outrageous premiums I would have t o pay t o be p r o p e r l y covered
by the p r e s e n t medical insurance system.
of
With a constant mountain
debt due t o the medical b i l l s , I cannot even f o r s e e a c r e d i t
r a t i n g i n t h e black nor .an end t o the f i n a n c i a l l y induced s t r e s s
l e v e l t h a t I l i v e w i t h every; day.
I encourage you t o o v e r h a l l the present health- care system
to
g i v e people l i k e me aceess t o proper medical care.
I as a
human bein-g l i v i n g i n the U n i t e d S t a t e s deserve t o take care of
my b a s i c medical needs w i t h o u t having t o make d e c i s i o n s t o whatt
I can or cannot a f f o r d .
We as a n a t i o n p r i d e ourselves as a
t e c h n i c a l l y advanced s o c i e t y i n the medical f i e l d , y e t there i s a
segment of our s o c i e t y who cannot even a f f o r d the basic of h e a l t h i
care : •
:. Due t o the Itevel of Income and t h a t I am working f u l l
t i m e , I ' am i n e l i g i b l e f o r f e d e r a l o r s t a t e medical a s s i s t a n c e , but
I am a l s o n o t able t o a f f o r d paying f o r medical insurance p r i v a t e l y ,
I f a l l between the p r e v e r b i a l cracks i n the present healthcare system and i t i s n o t acceptable t o stay q u i e t anymore. Thank
you f o r your time and energy t o ^ttW>pt: t o solve t h i s monumental
probem.
Sincer
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This woman f e e l s h e a l t h care has become a b i g problem i n Wyoming. She says
working f o r s t a t e highway contractors, she no longer has decent r a t e s of
wages, or retirement o r health care benefits from the jobs. She has not been
to see a d e n t i s t i n the l a s t 10 years, because she cannot afford i t .
IDENTIFICATION OF PRIMARY LETTER CONTENT
INSURANCE COST ISSUES SYSTEMS RELATED
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HIGH DEDUCTIBLES
HIGH PREMIUMS
UNABLE TO PAY
^ MEDICAL COSTS - EXCESSIVE
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DOCTORS FEES
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�March
1993
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First Lady Hillary Clinton
1600 Pcnsytvania Avenue
Dear First Lady.
i was vety sorry to hear ct the totaHy stupid remark made about you by cur Republican
Representative of Wyoming. But then being a republican i guess that can be expected. I have
aH my Bfe been 3 registered Democrat, but from a republican state, find it very difficult to be
heard.
i wanted you to know thai Mr. Thomas recieved proper redress for his remarks as Nell as
acknowledgement that there was not much wonder left as to why So many Wyoming women
workers had to put up with Sexual Harassment and mistreatment in the work fields when a State
Representative has an attitude problem such as his. Aiso that an apology isnt enough to make up
for such a crude, rude, sexist remark as ne maoe
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i wanted to make some statements conserning health care. We have a real problem in
Wyoming. Working for State Hiway contractors, we no longer have decent rate of wages, no
longer have retirement or neatih care benifits from tne jobs. We cani afford to buy them since
the costs s-jould amount tu mere tnan our income. Since, tn? P.Laaan asministraiion the HiWay
wages tor workers have aecreased every year ana neaiui Car? costs nave ciimbed out of sue
The private irrsruancs raieu are imccssibfe nere. We pay more ior insurants in Wyoming tnan
even surrounding states and recieve iess and less in waqej. i do not under stand. Except
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possibly there is not a strong union in tne state, outside ot tne "ieacners Union maybe. With work
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only being seasonal, a iot ofthe year is spent unemoioyed. due to weather conditions Also
without work one cant build up insurance beniftits to car? ior ofl work months, when Contracieri
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no longer pay in, they use 50 to 60 cents per hour as beniftis and pay in cash those of the
workers halh; and use that as benifit'j. Bu! that it only the workers scale cr part. Contractors co
not pay their naif, as weil ihe amount allotted isn't anymere ciose to the costs of insurance.
Wages for my husbands job skills in surrounding states is 10.00 more per hour than is paid in
Wyoming Really a compartible difference. Mimum cost of health care with 750 to 1000.
deductibles for in insurance is around 5 3Q0. oer mon? ' 30 there is not any way that we can
afiord to pay for insuran?e on thi? salary tha; we mak-r fviavpe iii"? were abi? to both work
steady ai a aeseni wage scaie. year around that would be diMeren- With long periods without
worn one wouid iose the benifiti wnen they couldn't contmue paying the high premiums... I have
always favored the National Healtn cart' programs like they have in Canada, at the prices of the
premium;;. Go that everyone could and wouia be aoie lo have decent care. I nmowthat I have
been to see a doctor once in tne pas! 2 years and ! am :!!!! trying '-i months later to finish paying
off tne cost o t i t . Since I lost my joo IR July of this past year. Annough actively looking i have
failerd to find woiK. A lot has to do witn very few jobs to oe had as wel! as an older women worker
is the last mred. Who hasni oeen working in a Career steady With trying to raise children
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aione much ci the time ciue to nusoands womng away from home. Dividing the cost of income ^ R E S E K V A T I
keeping two homes as well I have not been to see a Dentist in the past 10 years because I
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couldnt afford that either. !t is bad enough when in cases of emergency you wind up paying off
the biii tor the next 3 or 4 years . such as I am n w doing for my son's last health care an
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emergency Apendix operation. He is married and has a child of his o n n w and I am stiB paying
w o
for his appendix operation. Because the job insurance company, part of A Wyoming job package
was a crook and didnl carry insurance as they were supposed to have done. N one In this state
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has done anything about that either.
My son and wife had a premature baby, to which this same job package insurance care
was supposed to have carried insurance to cover, but wond up with debts of 60.,000. to pay for
the baby The insurance company denied they owed. Come to find out their telephone number
was phoney too. The state insurance Commissions said there was nothing he could do about It
since they weren't licenced to seO insurance in the State of Wyomimng ... Why were they then
part oi a state-, federal wage package for workers if they werent licenced for Wyoming job and
workers.???? The night mare goes on and on.!!! People only on Welfare can have decent heath
care in Wyoming. Or retired and on Medicare if they can,also afford the extra premium to pay
the deductible plans too. If you cani you wind up further and further into debt on the deductibles
as well..
1 just wanted to let you know now the workers of this area have to oeal with heann care
because our representatives aren't reaBy representing us or telling the true story. They are
basing their information on Federal workers. State workers, Oil companie's programs that do not
help nor assist the low income, or women workers whom do not have health care except for
welare. Which most women workers out side the federal, state, and teachers jobs do not and can
not afford health care either; Heath Care pians for workers, like secretaries, waitress, high way
workers, etc (the Est goes on) do not have health care plans,
ov. ••
Please do;contact me if i can be of any further assistance and information.
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Health Care Task Force Records
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White House Health Care Task Force
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<a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10443060" target="_blank">National Archives Catalog Description</a>
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<p>This collection contains records on President Clinton’s efforts to overhaul the health care system in the United States. In 1993 he appointed First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton to be the head of the Health Care Task Force (HCTF). She traveled across the country holding hearings, conferred with Senators and Representatives, and sought advice from sources outside the government in an attempt to repair the health care system in the United States. However, the administration’s health care plan, introduced to Congress as the Health Security Act, failed to pass in 1994.</p>
<p>Due to the vast amount of records from the Health Care Task Force the collection has been divided into segments. Segments will be made available as they are digitized.</p>
<p><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2006-0885-F+Segment+1"><strong>Segment One</strong></a><br /> This collection consists of Ira Magaziner’s Health Care Task Force files including: correspondence, reports, news clippings, press releases, and publications. Ira Magaziner a Senior Advisor to President Clinton for Policy Development was heavily involved in health care reform. Magaziner assisted the Task Force by coordinating health care policy development through numerous working groups. Magaziner and the First Lady were the President’s primary advisors on health care. The Health Care Task Force eventually produced the administration’s health care plan, introduced to Congress as the Health Security Act. This bill failed to pass in 1994.<br /> Contains 1065 files from 109 boxes.</p>
<p><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2006-0885-F+Segment+2"><strong>Segment Two</strong></a><br /> This segment consists of records describing the efforts of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton to get health care reform through Congress. This collection consists of correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, memos, papers, and reports. A significant feature of the records are letters from constituents describing their feelings about health care reform and disastrous financial situations they found themselves in as the result of inadequate or inappropriate health insurance coverage. The collection also contains records created by Robert Boorstin, Roger Goldblatt, Steven Edelstein, Christine Heenan, Lynn Margherio, Simone Rueschemeyer, Meeghan Prunty, Marjorie Tarmey, and others.<br /> Contains 697 files from 47 boxes.</p>
<p><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2006-0885-F+Segment+3"><strong>Segment Three</strong></a><br /> The majority of the records in this collection consist of reports, polls, and surveys concerning nearly all aspects of health care; many letters from the public, medical professionals and organizations, and legislators to the Task Force concerning its mission; as well as the telephone message logs of the Task Force.<br /> Contains 592 files from 44 boxes.</p>
<p><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2006-0885-F+Segment+4"><strong>Segment Four</strong></a><br /> This collection consists of records describing the efforts of the Clinton Administration to pass the Health Security Act, which would have reformed the health care system of the United States. This collection contains memoranda, correspondence, handwritten notes, reports, charts, graphs, bills, drafts, booklets, pamphlets, lists, press releases, schedules, newspaper articles, and faxes. The collection contains lists of experts from the field of medicine willing to testify to the viability of the Health Security Act. Much of the remaining material duplicates records from the previous segments.<br /> Contains 590 files from 52 boxes.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2006-0885-F+Segment+5">Segment Five</a></strong><br /> This collection of the Health Care Task Force records consists of materials from the files of Robert Boorstin, Alice Dunscomb, Richard Veloz and Walter Zelman. The files contain memoranda, correspondence, handwritten notes, reports, charts, graphs, bills, drafts, booklets, pamphlets, lists, press releases, schedules, statements, surveys, newspaper articles, and faxes. Much of the material in this segment duplicates records from the previous segments.<br /> Contains 435 files from 47 boxes.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2006-0885-F+Segment+6">Segment Six</a></strong><br /> This collection consists of the files of the Health Care Task Force, focusing on material from Jack Lew and Lynn Margherio. Lew’s records reflect a preoccupation with figures, statistics, and calculations of all sorts. Graphs and charts abound on the effect reform of the health care system would have on the federal budget. Margherio, a Senior Policy Analyst on the Domestic Policy Council, has documents such as: memoranda, notes, summaries, and articles on individuals (largely doctors) deemed to be experts on the Health Security Act of 1993 qualified to travel across the country and speak to groups in glowing terms about the groundbreaking initiative put forward by President Clinton in his first year in the White House. <br /> Contains 804 files from 40 boxes.</p>
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
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2006-0885-F
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Personal Letters Arranged By State [binder] [4]
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White House Health Care Task Force
Health Care Task Force
Susannah Wellford
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2006-0885-F Segment 3
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Box 43
<a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/show/36148" target="_blank">Collection Finding Aid</a>
<a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/12092986" target="_blank">National Archives Catalog Description</a>
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Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
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Adobe Acrobat Document
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Reproduction-Reference
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3/16/2015
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42-t-12092986-20060885F-Seg3-043-002-2015
12092986