GLOBE STAFFERS COMPLAINING ABOUT HEALTH CARE BENEFIT CUTS TO THEIR OWN INSUANCE PLAN...WHERE HAVE THEY BEEN WHEN THEIR READERS AND CITIZENS ARE COMPLAINING BY THE PRICE GOUGING BY THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS?
For years many of us fought against For Profit Hospital Healthcare coming to our state, closing of more efficient community hospitals in unfair predatory competition by the larger hospitals, unjust higher co-payments and deductibles, higher administrative costs by insurers and HMO, ridiculous Bernie Madeoff Salaries by non-profit and not for profit health insurers and hospital executives, inflated prescription drug prices, giveaway of Boston City Hospital and the UMass taxpayer paid hospital in Worcester.
Many of The Globe reporters did not report or listen to the cries of your readers and many who sounded the alarm apparently feeling immune to the plight of so many. Now you have awaken to the reality of what all others beyond the former insulated World of The Globe and now have the same cries of the rest of us. For years the Healthcare Industrial Establishment of this state has given us the most expensive costs in the country and the world..
We sympathize with your plight and what is happening to you now that has and is happening to many now in need of healthcare for their families and themselves.
Hopefully, the next time someone calls regarding inefficiency, waste, mismanagement fraud and abuse in the buccaneer Healthcare Industry-you will at least listen and report.
NOTE: Similar post on Boston Phoenix Blog that posted Globe staffers letter to management
BOSTON AREA MEDIA CRITIC AND FELLOW NORTHEASTERN PROFESSOR DAN KENNEDY WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT FORMER GOVERNOR AND COLLEAGUE MICHAEL DUKAKIS WAS NOT APPOINTED INTERIM UNITED STATES SENATOR IN MASSACHUSETTS.....TO ASSIST IN HIS MOURNING THE FOLLOWING THOUGHT OCCURRED AND I SENT THE FOLLOWING TO HIS BLOG TO CHEER HIM DURINGN THE PERIOD OF OUR MOURNING.(Anyone wanting to donate, please send your donations to the beleagured taxpayers of Massachusetts made out to the Big Dig Disaster Fund.)
DESPITE YOUR AND MY ENDORSEMENT GOVERNOR DEVAL PATRICK HAS FAILED BY NOT NAMING FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AND MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR FOR THE INTERIM VACANT MASSACHUSETTS UNITED STATES SENATE SEAT. THERE IS STILL HOPE FOR BOTH OF US THAT APPEAR TO HAVE DIFFERENT AGENDAS. MINE IS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT IN GOVERNMENT AND YOUR MOTIVATION? HOWEVER, WE SHOULD UNITE AND LAUNCH A MASSIVE CAMPAIGN TO ELECT MICHAEL DUKAKIS AS A WRITE IN CANDIDATE.
Dukakis was the architect of the Big Dig with Fred Salvucci and Bectel which is the world most expensive deteriorating construction project riddled with waste, fraud, and abuse. No bid cost plus construction awards with conserted little or no oversight by design. The project went from $2.3 Billion to $24+ Billion. A true international monument AIG, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch and Wall Street Bankers who profited must be proud!
Michael Dukakis was the architect of destruction of the State Human Services delivery system that has made life worse for the mentally challenged, Developmentally Disabled, and those in need of public health and nursing services.Dukakis actions was a birth of a system of little accountability and oversight allowing vendors, providers,consultants to be allowed high executive salaries and those served and taxpayers to be exploited
I would suggest the first order of business when Dukakis takes office is an appearence before several Congressional Investigative Committees and testify about his meritorius terms as Govenror of a state and contributions to inefficiency,waste, and mismanagement in state government operations. He is our national and international model that all Special Interests should envy.
DESPITE YOUR AND MY ENDORSEMENT GOVERNOR DEVAL PATRICK HAS FAILED BY NOT NAMING FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AND MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR FOR THE INTERIM VACANT MASSACHUSETTS UNITED STATES SENATE SEAT. THERE IS STILL HOPE FOR BOTH OF US THAT APPEAR TO HAVE DIFFERENT AGENDAS. MINE IS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT IN GOVERNMENT AND YOUR MOTIVATION? HOWEVER, WE SHOULD UNITE AND LAUNCH A MASSIVE CAMPAIGN TO ELECT MICHAEL DUKAKIS AS A WRITE IN CANDIDATE.
Dukakis was the architect of the Big Dig with Fred Salvucci and Bectel which is the world most expensive deteriorating construction project riddled with waste, fraud, and abuse. No bid cost plus construction awards with conserted little or no oversight by design. The project went from $2.3 Billion to $24+ Billion. A true international monument AIG, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch and Wall Street Bankers who profited must be proud!
Michael Dukakis was the architect of destruction of the State Human Services delivery system that has made life worse for the mentally challenged, Developmentally Disabled, and those in need of public health and nursing services.Dukakis actions was a birth of a system of little accountability and oversight allowing vendors, providers,consultants to be allowed high executive salaries and those served and taxpayers to be exploited
I would suggest the first order of business when Dukakis takes office is an appearence before several Congressional Investigative Committees and testify about his meritorius terms as Govenror of a state and contributions to inefficiency,waste, and mismanagement in state government operations. He is our national and international model that all Special Interests should envy.
5 outsourced emergency rooms charging $30 surccharges for late night emergency room services in nincluding St. Vincents medical center in Worcester exposed by a union.
Now the rest of the story. The surcharge is a sham and is the result of for profit health care coming to Massachusetts of profits before people. Remember, in the case of St. Vincents the parishioners of the regions Catholic Church gave monies to the Bishop to build the original Hospital only to sold to a for profit entity and no monies given back to the parishioners. The union bosses who exposed this are trying to organize these outsourced entities and are certainly not whistleblowers? Also, if these entities were organized and the dues to the labor bosses were flowing in, would they have exposed this?
This union Local l199 in recent years has descended upon Massachusetts from New York with deep pockets for political campaigns and organization. Note the work done for Deval Patrick and other legislative races. This group is out organizing the death carnage of the state delivery system and that has come about because of falling apart due to the negligence of other unions Council 93 (AFSCME) and Local Union 509 SEIU.
These two groups maybe employing a similar strategy in their collaboration with the Human Services Industrial Establishment on so many issues? Letting the state delivery system fail and see their own dues paying members workers displaced, then organize the new entities and utilize the strategy of joint lobbying for protection in the legislature for grants, higher rates, and more unaccountable tax dollars?
SEIU stands for the Service Employees International Union headed by the embattled president Andy Stern. John Sweeney recently retired czar of the divided AFL-CIO once head SEIU and employed the same strategy. Union Bosses practicing self service and politics before the members and the citizens. This a reason so many who trusted unions do not today.
NOTE: This story was reported in the Worcester Telegram and a comment was posted on their Blog website.
TIME TO ENDORSE FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AND MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR FOR THE INTERIM VACANT MASSACHUSETTS UNITED STATES SENATE SEAT.
Dukakis was the architect of the Big Dig with Fred Salvucci and Bectel which is the world most expensive deteriorating construction project riddled with waste, fraud, and abuse. No bid cost plus construction awards with conserted little or no oversight by design. The project went from $2.3 Billion to $24+ Billion. A true international monument AIG, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch and Wall Street Bankers who profited must be proud!
Michael Dukakis was the architect of destruction of the State Human Services delivery system that has made life worse for the mentally challenged, Developmentally Disabled, and those in need of public health and nursing services.Dukakis actions was a birth of a system of little accountability and oversight allowing vendors, providers,consultants to be allowed high executive salaries and those served and taxpayers to be exploited
I would suggest the first order of business when Dukakis takes office is an appearence before several Congressional Investigative Committees and testify about his meritorius terms as Govenror of a state and contributions to inefficiency,waste, and mismanagement in state government operations. He is our national and international model that all Special Interests should envy.
Dukakis was the architect of the Big Dig with Fred Salvucci and Bectel which is the world most expensive deteriorating construction project riddled with waste, fraud, and abuse. No bid cost plus construction awards with conserted little or no oversight by design. The project went from $2.3 Billion to $24+ Billion. A true international monument AIG, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch and Wall Street Bankers who profited must be proud!
Michael Dukakis was the architect of destruction of the State Human Services delivery system that has made life worse for the mentally challenged, Developmentally Disabled, and those in need of public health and nursing services.Dukakis actions was a birth of a system of little accountability and oversight allowing vendors, providers,consultants to be allowed high executive salaries and those served and taxpayers to be exploited
I would suggest the first order of business when Dukakis takes office is an appearence before several Congressional Investigative Committees and testify about his meritorius terms as Govenror of a state and contributions to inefficiency,waste, and mismanagement in state government operations. He is our national and international model that all Special Interests should envy.
BOSTON GLOBE TRANSPORTATION REPORTER NOAH BIERMAN QUOTES ARCHITECT OF THE BIG DIG ON TRANSPORTATION ISSUES!
The Globe and one of its reporters Noah Bierman does it again listening to the architect of the Big Dig Fred Salvucci who gave Massachusetts the world’s most shoddy expensive transportation project in history going from the original $2.3 Billion to $24+ Billion that waits to deteriorate. Salvucci actions as Secretary of Transportation insured no accountability or oversight of the project when he gave Bectel and others no bid cost plus no bid constructs insuring little or no oversight. Inefficiency,Mismanagement, Waste, Fraud, and abuse are its legacy. MIT Professor Salvucci continues to speak or should he be censored and held accountable for the Big Dig debacle.
The Globe did not even listen to its own crusading reporters John Coughlin. Peter Howe, and Charles Sennott when sounding the alarms.They were literally dismissed, demeaned, or intimidated too.
Other Globe reporters did almost nothing to investigate or hold the big Dig accountable always listening to the spin doctors of the Big Dig Special Interest Marching Band against those with little or no resources trying to blow the whistle.
Former Globe Columnist now with CBS4 Jon Keller has stated damaging statements about the Globe position of artery defender.
I challenge anyone to dispute these statements.
NOTE; POSTING SIMILAR WITH REVISIOND TO ONE POSTED ON 9/20/2009 Boston Globe News Story.
The Globe and one of its reporters Noah Bierman does it again listening to the architect of the Big Dig Fred Salvucci who gave Massachusetts the world’s most shoddy expensive transportation project in history going from the original $2.3 Billion to $24+ Billion that waits to deteriorate. Salvucci actions as Secretary of Transportation insured no accountability or oversight of the project when he gave Bectel and others no bid cost plus no bid constructs insuring little or no oversight. Inefficiency,Mismanagement, Waste, Fraud, and abuse are its legacy. MIT Professor Salvucci continues to speak or should he be censored and held accountable for the Big Dig debacle.
The Globe did not even listen to its own crusading reporters John Coughlin. Peter Howe, and Charles Sennott when sounding the alarms.They were literally dismissed, demeaned, or intimidated too.
Other Globe reporters did almost nothing to investigate or hold the big Dig accountable always listening to the spin doctors of the Big Dig Special Interest Marching Band against those with little or no resources trying to blow the whistle.
Former Globe Columnist now with CBS4 Jon Keller has stated damaging statements about the Globe position of artery defender.
I challenge anyone to dispute these statements.
NOTE; POSTING SIMILAR WITH REVISIOND TO ONE POSTED ON 9/20/2009 Boston Globe News Story.
US ATTORNEY INDICTMENT OF BIG DIG TUNNEL FASTENER FIRM RESULTS IN CHOMP CHANGE SETTLEMENT AND ALL REMAIN FREE REPORTEED IN BOSTON GLOBE WHOSE NEWSPAPER AND REPORTERS BEAR RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILURE TO INVESTIGATE AND REPORT
This is a disgrace to State and Local Government and the media including the Globe for its enabling role of failure to report and investigate.
Another big splash indictment and longtime later a chomp change settlement admission of no guilt and all go free!
This is why citizens who know or see, waste, fraud, abuse, or corruption must be careful. Most Delegated Government Law Enforcement Officials cannot be trusted to take action. Potential Whistleblowers Beware: you will get little or no support when coming forward. Do not place yourself or family at risk. Government for the most part does not care or will help for the most part despite some dedicated public servants.
The Big Dig was the world’s most expensive shoddy transportation project rising from $2.3 Billion to $24+ Billion riddled with unchecked waste, fraud, and abuse given to the special interests with no allowed Government Accountability and Oversight.
This is no shame among State and Federal Attorney Generals, Republican or Democrat Governors and Legislatures. State and Federal Oversight Committees except for a few have failed. Those Transportation Committees over the years are too tied to the Special Interests Lobbyists Campaign Contribution Givers. Post Audit and General Accounting Committees with few exceptions have failed. The current Inspector General both State and Federal are failures.
This reporter should have done more investigation and did not. Another Globe reporter and later was reported to Globe management was given direct leads to pursue prior to the accident and did not. That reporter was asked repeatedly to work with the Washington based Whistleblower Group Project on Government Oversight and its Attorney Scott Amey and chose not to verify information. Instead there was pursuit by a questionable source of other so called documentation printed in the Globe later revealed as not being accurate resulting in that reporter having credibility reporting charges leveled.
I challenge to be corrected in any all stated.
NOTE: ALSO,POSTED O BOSTON GLOBE NEWS STORY WEBSITE
This is a disgrace to State and Local Government and the media including the Globe for its enabling role of failure to report and investigate.
Another big splash indictment and longtime later a chomp change settlement admission of no guilt and all go free!
This is why citizens who know or see, waste, fraud, abuse, or corruption must be careful. Most Delegated Government Law Enforcement Officials cannot be trusted to take action. Potential Whistleblowers Beware: you will get little or no support when coming forward. Do not place yourself or family at risk. Government for the most part does not care or will help for the most part despite some dedicated public servants.
The Big Dig was the world’s most expensive shoddy transportation project rising from $2.3 Billion to $24+ Billion riddled with unchecked waste, fraud, and abuse given to the special interests with no allowed Government Accountability and Oversight.
This is no shame among State and Federal Attorney Generals, Republican or Democrat Governors and Legislatures. State and Federal Oversight Committees except for a few have failed. Those Transportation Committees over the years are too tied to the Special Interests Lobbyists Campaign Contribution Givers. Post Audit and General Accounting Committees with few exceptions have failed. The current Inspector General both State and Federal are failures.
This reporter should have done more investigation and did not. Another Globe reporter and later was reported to Globe management was given direct leads to pursue prior to the accident and did not. That reporter was asked repeatedly to work with the Washington based Whistleblower Group Project on Government Oversight and its Attorney Scott Amey and chose not to verify information. Instead there was pursuit by a questionable source of other so called documentation printed in the Globe later revealed as not being accurate resulting in that reporter having credibility reporting charges leveled.
I challenge to be corrected in any all stated.
NOTE: ALSO,POSTED O BOSTON GLOBE NEWS STORY WEBSITE
LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT CANDIDATE FOR THE VACANT UNITED STATES SENATE IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Another millionaire Stephen Pagliuca,another out of touch disdained Bain Capital Millionaire, now playing with toys as Boaton Celtics co-owner to join other millionaires or a tired and failed professional politician in the wealth chamber of the United State Senate that is out of tune and out of touch with the american citizen. business, and industry.
The time has come to admit defeat. Big money, special self interest always prevails. Self service rules while public service for the comon good declines and goes the way of the Edsel.
Will there be a candidate that raises hope,heart,compassion, and integrity in a broken Senate filled with so much rancor and division within the legislative process and within the failed two party system?
We need true reformers, statesman, and stateswomen to come forward dedicated for the common good.
Another millionaire Stephen Pagliuca,another out of touch disdained Bain Capital Millionaire, now playing with toys as Boaton Celtics co-owner to join other millionaires or a tired and failed professional politician in the wealth chamber of the United State Senate that is out of tune and out of touch with the american citizen. business, and industry.
The time has come to admit defeat. Big money, special self interest always prevails. Self service rules while public service for the comon good declines and goes the way of the Edsel.
Will there be a candidate that raises hope,heart,compassion, and integrity in a broken Senate filled with so much rancor and division within the legislative process and within the failed two party system?
We need true reformers, statesman, and stateswomen to come forward dedicated for the common good.
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