In September of the year 2000 my
father, Adam
Wesley Arnold was euthanized by Kaiser Permanente staff in
Los Angeles,
California.
My family and I witnessed the cruel
acts that were committed
against our father in the name of saving a corporate buck
so
administration would have a few more pennies in their coffers.
administration would have a few more pennies in their coffers.
We were devastated by the Kaiser
attitude which was basically
"Tough Toadies People". I began studying the workings
of
Kaiser Permanente and
discovered a group of wonderful,
supportive professionals on a list serve operated through
-
HARP - The
Health Administration
Responsibility Project, which is hosted by Dr. Harvey Frey,
who is
a physician, and an attorney.
The function of HARP is
self explanatory.
During this same time period I met Mr.
Ronald Panzer,
LPN, President of Hospice
Patients Alliance. HPA promotes quality
end
of life care and has
taken a stand against imposed killings
in the medical setting. HPA provided to me
information regarding
the
financial incentives of
HMOs in general, Kaiser among
them.
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