Cross-post from DailyKos:http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/11/111932/167/243/435027(snip)
The NY Post, under an article titled, "Edwards' Evil Insurance Plan" defends Cigna, calls Edwards - in so many words - a political ambulance chaser and in the process degrades the Sarkisyans and their fight for justice after the death of their daughter from what appears to be unfair claims practices on the part of their insurance company.(snip)
The odious piece from the NY Post - Read it and puke:http://www.nypost.com/seven/01102008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/edwards_evil_insurance_scam_797339.htm?page=0(snip)
Put aside the unseemly nature of John Edwards using a young woman's death and her family's grief to boost his political campaign - we've come to expect politicians to engage in this sort of exploitation of personal tragedy. What Edwards' repeated references to Nataline Sarkisyan's death reveal is the obscenely cynical way he'd govern as president.
Sarkisyan was a 17-year-old who battled leukemia for three years. Shortly after she received a bone-marrow transplant from her brother, her liver failed and she slipped into a coma. Her doctors at UCLA recommended a liver transplant, but the administrator of her insurance plan, Cigna, at first refused to pay, citing the lack of evidence of the effectiveness of such treatment. Under public pressure, Cigna reversed its decision - but Sarkisyan died hours later.
Edwards has been talking about the story for weeks. At a Manchester, N.H., rally last Sunday, he showcased the girl's grieving brother and parents, who accused Cigna of "killing" Nataline.
Edwards honed this sort of emotional appeal during his years as a trial attorney. But he's too smart not to know that in this case (at the very least) it's dishonest and ignores important public-policy concerns: Cigna didn't kill Sarkisyan, her disease did. (snip)
(snip - at the end)
Dr. Joel Zinberg is vice president of the New York County Medical Society and associate clinical professor of surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital. The views expressed here are his own. (snip)
If you feel like giving this doctor a piece of your mind, here are some contacts (Thank you, DailyKosians!!):
New York County Medical Society
12 East 41st Street, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 684-4670
Fax: (212) 684-4741
Attn: Margaret Lewin / President of the New York County Medical Society.
Malcolm Z. Roth / President-elect. Mount Sinai
The Mount Sinai Hospital
One Gustave L Levy Place
New York, NY 10029
General Info: 212.241.6500One of the Daily Kosians looked up the Mt Sinai site - seems like Dr. Zinberg's practice does NOT include transplants:http://www.mountsinai.org/hso/hso_frame.jsp?nav=fad&hosp=msh(last name is Zinberg - full name is Joel Zinberg)
(snip)
Specialty: Surgery
Clinical Interests
• Breast Cancer Surgery
• Sentinal Node Biopsy
• Laproscopic Surgery
• Surgical Oncology
• Melanoma
• Breast Cancer
• Breast Surgery
• Advanced Laparoscopy Oh, and if you click on "Insurance Plans Accepted", he doesn't take CIGNA, but he DOES accept the
following:
• Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• Medicare
• Medicare Assignment
Flame on, kiddies!!
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