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Monthly Archives: February 2012
It’s To Laugh
I’m trying to place a ride order with Centro’s Call-a-Bus. I tell the call-taker that my destination is LeMoyne College, Lot C, the building “on the far left.” Selena replies, “Is that in the middle?” And they wonder why people with … Continue reading
Wheelchair Etiquette: A Nod and a Smile
Tonight I saw an absolutely splendid performance of “Les Miserables” at the Civic Center. It was marred by an usher who was absolutely clueless—not to mention stupid and insensitive—as to how to relate to someone in a wheelchair, so let’s … Continue reading
Medicaid, Racism, and the Post-Standard (Part IV)
The single most-searched question on my blog is about how long people receive Welfare. People ask about third-generation Welfare recipients. I ask if there are any or is that an urban myth? People ask about poor people receiving Welfare for … Continue reading
Posted in disability, Fraud, Government Services, Health Care, Medicaid, Medical care, Pharmaceuticals, physician, Poverty
Tagged David Sutkowy, Dept. of Social Services, disability, doctors, drugs, DSS, Governance, health care, Medicaid, Onondaga County New York, Post-Standard, poverty, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Welfare
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Welfare, Racism, and the Post-Standard (Part III)
More than four thousand people have read my blogs on Medicaid, Food Stamps and Welfare. Post-Standard Managing Editor Stan Linhorst, take note: the people want to know and you aren’t telling them. Your readership is way down and one of … Continue reading
Posted in disability rights, Fraud, Government Services, Medicaid, Poverty, Power, Powerlessness, Values
Tagged David Sutkowy, democracy, Dept. of Social Services, disability rights, DSS, Food Stamps, Governance, health care, Medicaid, Medicaid transportation, Onondaga County New York, Post-Standard, poverty, power, racism, values, Welfare
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Welfare, Racism and the Post-Standard (Part II)
By April 15, 2011, I was asking different kinds of questions in “Welfare Information: Getting’ It”: How can county legislators vote the budget without knowing who’s on Welfare and what it’s costing? “All there is to work with is [County … Continue reading
Posted in Government Services, Health Care, Medicaid, Medical care, Poverty
Tagged black people, County Legislature, David Sutkowy, Dept. of Social Services, DSS, Education, Food Stamps, Joanie Mahoney, location, marital status, Medicaid, Onondaga County New York, poor people, Post-Standard, poverty, race, racism, sex, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Syracuse, Welfare, white people
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Welfare, Racism and the Post-Standard (Part I)
I used to read the Post-Standard on line at Syracuse.com, and I read the comments after the stories. Today there is a story about a 15-year-old who got into a fight at the mall and was arrested for having a sawed-off … Continue reading
Posted in Fraud, Government Services, Medicaid, Poverty, Power, Powerlessness, Values
Tagged african american, black, David Sutkowy, Dept. of Social Services, DSS, Food Stamps, government, health care, Medicaid, Onondaga County New York, Post-Standard, poverty, racism, Stan Linhorst, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Syracuse.com, Temporary Assistance, values, Welfare
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February, and My Hero
Sometimes I just get tired. The entire month of February, for example. I have good ideas, know I should share them, but it’s just too much work. Especially in February. On Tuesday I discovered that my tulips and daffodils are … Continue reading
Posted in American medical industry, Death, drugs, Health Care, Medical care, Nature, Pharmaceuticals, physician, Spirituality
Tagged catheter, Chronic kidney disease, Conditions and Diseases, death, diagnosis, doctors, drugs, end-of-life, February, GFR, Health, health care, hero, Kidney, Medicine, Onondaga County New York, patients, pharmaceuticals, Physician, Renal function, St. Joseph's Hospital
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You, Me and the Money
“I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there,” Romney told CNN’s Soledad O’Brien. I’d like to tell Soledad a few things myself. I’m poor and I don’t see any safety net. Here’s the reality of … Continue reading
Posted in activism, advocacy, disability, disability rights, Fraud, Government Services, Poverty, Values
Tagged Cost of living, democracy, disability, disability rights, Governance, HUD, Mitt Romney, money, Onondaga County New York, poor, poverty, Social Security, Social Security Disability, SSD, wheelchairs
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PUSH BACK
Because I am disabled I was eligible for a Supplemental Needs Trust from my mother’s estate. Her bequest to me had to go through five lawyers and a judge and, in the process, took ten percent of the inheritance (my … Continue reading
Posted in activism, disability rights, Government Services, Medicaid, Power, Powerlessness
Tagged abuse of power, boundaries, David Sutkowy, democracy, Dept. of Social Services, disability rights, DSS, fair hearing, Governance, government, judge, Kevin Grossman, law, lawyer, MAS, Medicaid, Medicaid Fraud, Medicaid transportation, Medical Answering Service, Onondaga County New York, policy, power, push back, regulation
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