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1111 The ADA and the 11th Amendment -- rank: 1000

Justin, Thanks for such a complete explanation of the 11th amendment concerns! Last year citizens with disabilities faced the possible loss of the "most integrated setting" provision of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act in Olmstead v. L.C & E.W. But we fought it and we won. Now we face losing ALL protection from discrimination against people with disabilities by the states. The ADA was already hit by the 8th Circuit Court (arkansas). It decided (Alsbrook decision) t ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Thu Jan 20 09:22:21 PST 2000

1112 Left Defenders of the Capitalist Status Quo (RE: Bradley'sHealth Care Proposal -- rank: 1000

Doug Henwood wrote: > Nathan Newman wrote: > > >It is the HMO industry - at > >loggerheads with the insurance folks > > Wait a minute. Don't Aetna and the Prudential (inscos are snotty > about this - you're supposed to say The Equitable, not Equitable, > too) have HMOs? Isn't an HMO structurally a kind of insurance company? > > Doug I'm going over my limit but this is how I understand it -- I don't know about Prudential but Blue Cross has HMO plans and PPO pla ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Wed Jan 19 15:44:04 PST 2000

1113 Bradley on Labor Law Reform -- rank: 1000

jf noonan wrote: > P.S. Marta, I heard Howard Zinn speaking on the radio the other > day about important movements of the 20th century -- he > specifically mentioned disability rights. See, an old dog can > learn new tricks! Joseph -- Yes, I checked the latest edition of People's History at Border's the other day and Zinn added the Americans with Disabilities Act. Hooray for Howard! Marta

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Wed Jan 19 15:13:19 PST 2000

1114 Bradley's Health Care Proposal -- rank: 1000

Yep Chuck, I agree it is a giant mess. Nathan and you are right that there is profiteering off Medicaid and Medicare contracts but this is not unique to public health care. Many suppliers realize they can have an endless stream of profits by getting a few lucrative deals with the government or HMOs or private hospitals or doctors referrals. Some are providing services adequately, some are cutting corners to make more money and some are pure scams such as the recent one in LA with fake Medicai ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Wed Jan 19 09:58:59 PST 2000

1115 Bradley on Labor Law Reform -- rank: 1000

I recently met a writer (Ron Ridenour) from the Internationalist who says he met with Bradley and his wife some years ago in south America when he was covering events there. He stated unequivocally that Bradley's wife had clear connections with the right wing. I don't remember the names of her associates (had never heard of them before). Any body know anything about Ms Bradley?? marta Nathan Newman wrote: > Bradley speaking to the Iowa AFL-CIO: > > "Used to be that thirty percen ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Wed Jan 19 08:04:45 PST 2000

1116 Bradley's Health Care Proposal (RE: West on Bradley's Gravitas -- rank: 1000

Nathan Newman wrote: > There are serious issues for the disabled currently served by Medicaid that you > have raised, which are important and Consumers Union has highlighted for > concern. But for the non-poor disabled who don't qualify for Medicaid and the > non-disabled poor, Bradley's plan is a large step forward. Well the Medicare population could be described as the non poor disabled - it is non means tested and many seniors have saved money over a life time of earnings. Let me ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Wed Jan 19 07:40:20 PST 2000

1117 Bradley's Health Care Proposal (RE: West on Bradley's Gravitas -- rank: 1000

Nathan Newman wrote: Consumers Union- "The Bradley plan will without a doubt insure more people...Senator Bradley's plan offers a more meaningful starting point for tackling the problems of the uninsured...The Bradley tax credit is likely to be used by a very large percentage of the eligible population, since it by design would cover the entire premium, and the person applying CANNOT BE TURNED DOWN for coverage."(emphasis added) Most disabled people don't make enough money to qualify f ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Tue Jan 18 16:49:11 PST 2000

1118 Bradley's Health Care Proposal (RE: West on Bradley's Gravitas -- rank: 1000

Nathan Newman wrote: > Which is the point of everyone under the Bradley plan automatically being > eligible for the Federal system of health care plans to avoid such > cherry-picking. It doesn't eliminate cherry picking. The consumer union's analysis has been very clear that cherry picking hasn't been dealt with well at all. What will exist under Bradley's plan is what exists now -- a number of health plans to "choose" from. Each HMO, PPO, and the federal plans underwrite t ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Tue Jan 18 11:01:32 PST 2000

1119 Bradley's Health Care Proposal (RE: West on Bradley's Gravitas -- rank: 1000

Nathan Newman wrote: > Which is far better than not providing health insurance at all for most of the > poor. Hell, I'd love to have single-payer health care but Medicaid is not even > that-- it's benefits are often weak and many doctors will not even take it. For > most people with Medicaid, decent private insurance would be a great > improvement. For those without any health care, any insurance would be better > than none. There are things that Medicaid will cover that pri ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Mon Jan 17 13:52:58 PST 2000

1120 West on Bradley's Gravitas -- rank: 1000

Well, if so, DSA is in the quagmire. Bradley plans to get rid of Medicaid and replace the public system with private vouchers, i.e., turn over health care most entirely to private insurance. That is to the right of anything Richard Nixon would have done and spells disaster for some populations - Physicians for National Health care Program has being trying to get the word out on this aspect of the "socialist" Bradley and I have too from the perspective of PWDs. I may have to vote agai ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Sun Jan 16 15:40:43 PST 2000

1121 Phillips on bubbles and Greenspan -- rank: 1000

Sunday, January 16, 2000 Kevin Phillips Headed for a Fall? The new paradigm assets these are economic times unlike any other. But the similarities to the '20s are unsettling. And don't count on Greenspan to save us. http://www.latimes.com/news/comment/20000116/t000004955.html

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Sun Jan 16 13:50:52 PST 2000

1122 Request for WSJ article -- rank: 1000

Does anyone sub to the WSJ? It is the only newspaper I have found which does not let you access it online if you don't subscribe. If so, could you post to LBO the article today by Rbt. Greenberger on the Supreme Court and states rights. Muchas Gracias -- Marta

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Wed Jan 12 14:51:23 PST 2000

1123 Antisocial Insecurity -- rank: 1000

Mattcapri at aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 1/11/00 7:19:42 PM, ap888 at lafn.org writes: > > <<I assume this is for SSDI - Despite all the dissing of lawyers lately, my > first > concern is do you have a lawyer that knows Social Security disability law? > Usually, though not always, an administrative law judge (ALJ) will rule in > favor of the one who is disabled, especially if doctors have *correctly* done > their job to prove the case.>> > > I ha ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Tue Jan 11 20:07:19 PST 2000

1124 Antisocial Insecurity -- rank: 1000

Mattcapri at aol.com wrote: > So today I recieve a letter in the mail informing me that I owe over $20,000 > to social security in benefits that I collected that a social security judge > (I don't think this is the same as being an acutal judge, let alone a > doctor, the only doctors involved in the whole social security appeals > process were my doctors and the reccomended I continue to recieve benefits) > decided I was not entitled to. I assume this is for SSDI - Despite all ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Tue Jan 11 16:11:21 PST 2000

1125 working the SAT system -- rank: 1000

Agreed. I heard that when the test was first constructed that women did better on it than men, then they changed the test. Marta Carrol Cox wrote: > Doug Henwood wrote: > > > Los Angeles Times - January 9, 2000 > > > > New Test-Taking Skill: Working the System > > > > More and more college-bound students are requesting extra time on the > > SAT, citing learning disabilities. But, in disproportionate numbers, > > they are rich, white and male. > ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Tue Jan 11 15:26:34 PST 2000