![]() ![]() I wish to be notified in writing that PeaceHealth has removed my file from this for-profit REACH scam and returned to its Original Medicare recipient folder. Simply put, my doctor is For-Profit, not For-Me, as (I assume) a condition of his employment. Sadly, my doctor’s previous patient-centered approach at PeaceHealth is being directed by a for-profit entity regarding what Medicare services I will-and will not-receive in future. This announcement is certainly welcome news yet as one of the trapped 2.1 million Original Medicare recipients, I must respectfully insist that my medical file be returned to the Original Medicare management system at PeaceHealth and removed from your third-party for-profit ACO-REACH entity. Recently, the federal government has indicated that there will be no new corporate ACO-REACH program start-ups. ![]() ![]() Yes, I had been involuntarily and surreptitiously enrolled in this dangerous, privatized Medicare scam, along with 2.1 Million Original Medicare recipients. This was when I first learned that my PERSONAL medical file had been shared with a for-profit entity without my knowledge or consent. On May 27, 2022, I received a “Notification Letter: No Action Needed” letter from PeaceHealth informing me of my status within their DCE-REACH program Cascadia Community Care Alliance. Subject: ACO-REACH Scam at PeaceHealth, Washington State *2979 NW Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225 More on that here: “The Blob” or Peace Health’s Latest Expansion Gambit. This is all the more incongruous given PeaceHealth's “non-profit” declaration. Demand that she speak out against this greedy and deceitful move against those whose health and well-being has been placed at risk for the sake of profits. Send a letter* to advise her that PeaceHealth moved thousands of their own patients, without permission or warning, into its version of ACO Reach. Lorna Gober, recently announced as the new chief medical officer for PeaceHealth Northwest network, which includes St. I invite readers to contact their l egislators in Congress and President Biden to demand that these Medicare privatization scams be terminated permanently. His riposte is well worth the time to watch and can be found at 2:54:00 on the video counter. Fowler's contentions by exposing the deliberate omissions, misstatements, and misrepresentations that are constantly being fed to the public about Medicare Advantage and ACO Reach. Jim Kahn, Emeritus Professor of Health Policy, Epidemiology, and Global Health at the University of California, San Francisco. Of interest in the CalPERS video was a presentation by Dr. Her evasive answers to questions from the CalPERS board members were a monument to the ability of political appointees to speak fluent argle-bargle, while simultaneously holding contradictory thoughts, without their heads exploding. Throughout, she carefully avoided mention of the severe fiscal and health delivery problems with this privatization effort, ABOUT WHICH SHE HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE. I watched the video of the entire proceedings as Fowler bobbed and weaved through her pitch on the glories of ACO Reach. ![]() “In a speech given to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) on January 17, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Director Liz Fowler revealed that there are no plans to further expand the number of organizations or beneficiaries in the controversial Medicare REACH model.” Liz Fowler fights off impending head explosion This confession came during the CalPERS Education Day gathering. Verhoef went on to describe this admission as a “stealth announcement” by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. This means they are projected to fall far short of their goal of moving everybody on Traditional Medicare to a REACH-like plan by 2030.”ĭr. The director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation -the agency in charge of REACH-announced that the program had been capped and would not be accepting any more corporate applicants. “As you may have heard, we won a big victory recently in our campaign against the REACH program, which has placed corporate middlemen in charge of the care of 2.1 million Traditional Medicare beneficiaries. This from the President of Physicians for a National Health Plan (PNHP), Dr. Unfortunately, the sole escape from this “Reach,” for all intents and purposes, is death. A decent presidential administration would now offer an off-ramp to the victims of this outrageous assault on their vital health insurance programs. Now that 2.1 million Medicare beneficiaries have been involuntarily moved from their Traditional Medicare into the ACO Reach privatization scheme, the creation of any more such entities has been halted. Topics: Government, Law & Justice, Business, Health ,. ![]()
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