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Rural Metro and Poor People

Posted on February 13, 2013 by annecwoodlen

The first thing wrong with the letter from Rural Metro was that it was post-marked June 20, 2003, but noted at the bottom that it had been revised July 8, 2003. Okay, we have just moved into the surreal world of … Continue reading →

Posted in American medical industry, disability, God, Government Services, Health Care, Medicaid, Onondaga County, physician, Poverty, Power, power wheelchairs, Values | Tagged deadbeat dads, Dept. of Social Services, Dr. Robert Friedman, DSS, MAS, Medicaid transportation, Medical Answering Services, moral, poor people, Post-Standard, poverty, Rural Metro, Syracuse.com | Leave a comment

Resume of an Activist

Posted on February 6, 2013 by annecwoodlen

Anne C Woodlen Syracuse NY 13210 “Perhaps when we face our maker, we will not be asked, ‘How many positions did you hold,’ but rather, ‘How many people did you help?’” ―Thomas S. Monson In 2001 I began the work … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, advocacy, Depression, disability, Government Services, Medicaid, Mental Illness & Health, Onondaga County, Poverty, Power, Powerlessness, Values | Tagged ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, antidepressants, Call-a-Bus, Centro, citizen, Citizens Review Board, citizenship, City of Syracuse, Crouse Hospital, David Sutkowy, depression, Dept. of Social Services, disability, DSS, Federal Transit Administration, FTA, God, HUD, MAS, Medicaid, Medicaid transportation, Medical Answering Services, NYS Dept. of Health, NYS DOH, NYS OMIG, OCR, Office of Civil Rights, Office of Medicaid Inspector General, Onondaga County Legislature, Onondaga County New York, Post-Standard, poverty, power, problem solving, SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse Police Dept., values, Visiting Nurses Association, VNA, Welfare | Leave a comment

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

“I Alone Am Left to Tell You”

Posted on September 17, 2011 by annecwoodlen

So my friend and I are eating fish sandwiches at Green Hill Market on Friday night when suddenly I experience a mind-blowing pain in one of my teeth. I go home, remove my partial dentures, and rinse with warm salt … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, advocacy, American medical industry, disability, Government Services, Health Care, Medicaid, Medical care, Medicare, Poverty, power wheelchairs | Tagged ambulance, Book of Job, dental, Dental Clinic, dental pain, disability, Emergency department, Franciscan Health Support, health care, Medicaid, Medicaid transportation, Medical Answering Services, Medicare, oil of cloves, Onondaga County New York, poverty, salt water, teeth, Wheelchair | 1 Comment

It’s Called Free Speech (Part II)

Posted on June 16, 2011 by annecwoodlen

[Continued from 6/15/11] Last night I asked Susan if she had ever before had any trouble with Medicaid. She wasn’t sure. Upon further questioning, I learned that she’s not sure how long she’s been on Medicaid “this time”—she thinks it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, advocacy, disability, disability rights, God, Government Services, Medicaid, Poverty, Power, Values | Tagged Dept. of Social Services, disability, disability rights, DSS, fair hearing, free speech, God, Governance, Mark Bertozzi, MAS, Medicaid, Medicaid transportation, Medical Answering Services, Monroe County, Pat Schichler, poverty, power, problem solving, Republicans, Russell Maxwell, Tim Perry-Coon, Wayne Freeman | Leave a comment

Zachary Karmen, DSS Chief Welfare Attorney (Retired) (Part V)

Posted on February 13, 2011 by annecwoodlen

Excerpts of my letter were read at the Disabled In Action committee meeting with lawyers, county legislators, David Sutkowy and Zachary Karmen in attendance: Dear Commissioner Sutkowy, I am requesting that you immediately direct Chief Welfare Attorney Zachery Karmen to stop misusing … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, advocacy, disability rights, Fraud, Government Services, Medicaid, Poverty, Power, Values | Tagged abuse of power, ARISE, CDPAP, Chief Welfare Attorney, Commissioner of Social Services, consumer directed personal assistant program, County Legislators, David Sutkowy, democracy, Dept. of Social Services, disability, DSS, Enable, Governance, Long Term Care Resource Center, Medicaid, Medicaid Fraud Unit, Medicaid transportation, Medical Answering Services, Medical Management Technology Group, Medify, MMTG, Monica Williams, Onondaga County New York, poverty, problem solving, Thomas Buckel, Zachary Karmen | Leave a comment

Zachary Karmen, DSS Chief Welfare Attorney (Retired) (Part II)

Posted on February 10, 2011 by annecwoodlen

Then I get to remembering. In the 1980’s, a special prosecutor uncovered two corrupt schemes in Onondaga County government. In one, the county department heads were shaking down their employees twice a year for contributions to the Republican Party. In … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, advocacy, disability rights, Fraud, Government Services, Medicaid, Poverty, Power, Values | Tagged Chief Welfare Attorney, citizens, Corruption, County Attorney, David Sutkowy, democracy, Dept. of Social Services, Div. of Purchasing, DSS, Kathy Hart, Legislature, MAS, Medicaid, Medicaid Director, Medicaid transportation, Medical Answering Services, Office of the Medicaid Inspector General, OMIG, Onondaga County, Onondaga County New York, Republican Party, Russell Maxwell, Stephen Rogers, The Syracuse Newspapers, Wayne Freeman, witch-hunt, Zachary Karmen | Leave a comment

Under Cover of Darkness: Retaliation and Retribution in Onondaga County Government (Part IV)

Posted on January 11, 2011 by annecwoodlen

If vendors complained about the way the Medicaid dispatch service was being run, they’d be threatened with losing their contract. Retaliation was the name of the game. If you did not work with Kathy Hart and Wayne Freeman, then you … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, advocacy, disability, Fraud, Government Services, Medicaid, Poverty, Power, Values | Tagged Able Medical, bribery, confidentiality, Corruption, David Sutkowy, Dept. of Social Services, DSS Commissioner, Fair Trade Act, Frank Taddeo, Kathy Hart, MAS, Medicaid transportation, Medical Answering Services, Onondaga County, Post-Standard, retaliation, retribution, RICO, right to privacy, Syracuse Newspapers, taping phone calls, Wayne Freeman, Zachary Karmen | Leave a comment

Under Cover of Darkness: Onondaga County Government and the Syracuse Newspapers

Posted on January 8, 2011 by annecwoodlen

What happens to the citizens when the government and the newspapers are in collusion? What happens to democracy? Come to Central New York and find out. In 1955 Stephen Rogers became the publisher of the Syracuse Newspapers—the Herald … Continue reading →

Posted in Fraud, Government Services, Medicaid, Power, Values | Tagged 60 Minutes, Chief Welfare Attoreny, citizens, Civil Service, Corruption, County Attorney, County Executive, democracy, Dept. of Social Services, Div. of Purchasing, Don Hewitt, Freedom, government, Governor Hugh Carey, Herald Journal, Herald-American, John Mulroy, Kathy Hart, MAS, Medicaid transportation dispatch, Medical Answering Services, New York State, Nick Pirro, Onondaga County, Peter Andreoli, Post-Standard, Republican Party, Richard Sheeran, Russell Maxwell, special prosecutor, Stephen A. Rogers, Stephen Rogers, Syracuse Newspapers, Wayne Freeman, Zachary Karmen | 5 Comments

Camel Hair Coat Meets Poor Sick Folk (Part II)

Posted on November 27, 2010 by annecwoodlen

So I climb into my wheelchair—still without socks—and go downstairs where I meet Tom Buckel in the lobby. He is tall, slender and obviously very fit—which is totally out of place in this building of 175 people who are all elderly … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, advocacy, disability, disability rights, Government Services, Poverty, Power, Powerlessness | Tagged activist, bureaucrats, David Stott, Democrats, Disabled, elderly, lawyer, Mark Stanzyk, Medicaid transportation, Medical Answering Services, Office of the Medicaid Inspector General, Onondaga County Legislature, politicians, poor, Post-Standard, Republican Committee, Sam Laguzza, Thomqs Buckel, Wayne Freeman | Leave a comment

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