Monthly Archives: November 2011

Medicaid and the Idiots

Posted on November 30, 2011 by annecwoodlen

Indwelling catheters have to be changed every four weeks to prevent infection. I have such a catheter and last week—only three weeks after insertion—it sprung a leak. Neither the nurse nor I could figure out the source or cause of … Continue reading →

Posted in American medical industry, disability, Government Services, Health Care, Medicaid, Medical care, Poverty | Tagged catheter, disability, Health, health care, Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, patients, poverty, problem solving, Social Security Disability | Leave a comment

You Come First–Really (Part II)

Posted on November 28, 2011 by annecwoodlen

What the hell does the Brownell Center for Behavioral Therapy think you want psychotherapy for? For all this stuff—the yelling and hitting and fucking and drunkenness and drugging! That’s what’s hurting you! And they are ripping through the most painful, … Continue reading →

Posted in Depression, disability, Government Services, Health Care, Mental Illness & Health | Tagged Brownell Center, Dr. Robert Feldman, HIPAA, mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, National Institute of Mental Health, NIMH, Onondaga County New York, patients, psychiatric disorders, Psychotherapy, Robert Feldman, Syracuse University | Leave a comment

You Come First—Really

Posted on November 27, 2011 by annecwoodlen

You are the most important element in the psychotherapeutic relationship. You—not the money, not the agency and not the therapist. They all exist to help you, and if they don’t know that then you shouldn’t go to that person or … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, Depression, disability, Government Services, Medicaid, Medicare, Mental Illness & Health, power wheelchairs, Sex | Tagged ADA, Americans with Disabilities, Behavioral Health, Bob Feldman, Brownell, Brownell Center, depression, disability, Dr. Robert Feldman, hostile, Liberty Resources, Medicaid, mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, money, NYS Office of Mental Health, OMH, Onondaga County New York, Onondaga Pastoral Counseling Center, OPCC, outpatient mental health, paperwork, power, Psychotherapy, Robert Feldman | Leave a comment

You Come First–Sort of

Posted on November 23, 2011 by annecwoodlen

I was in terrible pain. There was a darkness in my soul and I didn’t know where it was coming from so I finally decided to see a psychotherapist. A friend suggested that maybe I was dealing with issues of … Continue reading →

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What Gives You the Authority? (Part II)

Posted on November 21, 2011 by annecwoodlen

Nine days later, I wake up to the realization that neither Greg Allen nor Notchaca has followed up, so I call Notchaca. She tells me that she called Heidi at DOH and Heidi said she would take care of it; she … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, advocacy, Fraud, Government Services, Medicaid, Poverty, Power | Tagged complaint, David Sutkowy, Dept. of Social Services, DOH, DSS, Freeman, Governance, government, Greg Allen, Independent Review Organization, MAS, Medicaid, Medicaid transportation, Medical Answering Services, Notchaca, NYS Dept. of Health, Occupy Everywhere, Onondaga County New York, poverty, power, Tim Perry-Coon, Wayne Freeman | 5 Comments

What Gives You the Authority? (Part I)

Posted on November 18, 2011 by annecwoodlen

One day, several years ago, I called Medical Answering Services (MAS), which has the contract to dispatch Medicaid transportation in a lot of NYS counties, and I asked for a ride to my doctor. The MAS call-taker responded with “What … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, advocacy, Fraud, Government Services, Medicaid, Poverty, Power | Tagged abuse of power, confidentiality, David Sutkowy, DSS, Governance, Greg Allen, HIPAA, MAS, Medicaid, Medicaid transportation, Medical Answering Service, Onondaga County New York, poor people, poverty, power, privacy, values, Wayne Freeman | 3 Comments