That's a very good idea! Lobbying members of Congress is another
approach that could bear fruit. A good start might be those
Representatives and Senators who are members of health care related
committees. It also is usually good to establish contact with the Rep
from your home district. Maybe even attempt to make an appointment to
visit his/her district office. Usually, it has been my experience, you
rarely (if ever) get to actually talk to the Rep or Sen. in person. You
usually meet with an aide who works in whatever area that you are
concerned with, in this case healthcare.
I also think dealing directly with HCFA isn't a total loss,
though. A couple of years ago, ADAPT demanded and got a series of
meetings with HCFA to discuss various concerns relating to health care
issues within the disability community. A series of meetings happened
across the country at HCFA offices. As a member of ADAPT, I took part
in the meetings with HCFA at their district office here in San Francisco.
Believe it or not, these people aren't as unapproachable as you might
think. It does require patience, though.
Blane
:-)
On Tue, 2 Dec 1997 10:03:41, -0500 MMFD54A(AT)prodigy.com (MR J FRANKLIN
WILSON) writes:
>Hi Blane,
>
>Don't you think that it would be more effective to lobby our US reps
>and senators rather than the bureauCRATS at HCFA? Through our votes
>we have more control over elected (so called reps) than heartless
>bueaucrats. We could copy some of the posts on the BB today and
>forward to the reps and senators. Renting vs. purchase is definitely
>not cost effective.
>
>Frank
>
>