Bethany, Thanks for the update and the obvious growing pains the IHA had to go thru. But well worth it. best Tony
On 8/27/07, Bethany Schroeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The Ithaca Health Fund problems that occurred almost 3 years ago may not > be the best example of a large body walloping a small one. Whereas the > NYS insurance department (NYSID) did come down hard on the > program, to be fair, lowering the boom was the only choice > NYSID had, given NYS regulations. The Ithaca Health Fund made some > well-meaning but naive decisions, which have now been redressed. > > The amount of trouble the NYSID fight cost the members and volunteers of > the Fund is regrettable, but getting through the struggle helped to map > the organization's direction, now fully articulated in the body of the > Ithaca Health Alliance (IHA). The corrective plan of action, as it's > called in health care, also helped to attract some local talent that has > since gone on to open and run the Free Clinic, develop community > outreach in the form of a newsletter and other educational products, > create new cooperation between the schools and conventional and > complementary health providers, employ three staff, and manage the whole > enterprise with a relatively small pool of volunteers. In short, the > services the IHA now offers are better than ever and, I am happy to say, > are sustainable. > > Not bad for a little local group. > > Bethany > > > > > > Margaret McCasland wrote: > > > I also agree with Karl that aspects of local self-reliance that have > > been sufficiently "successful" have been severely dealt with by "the > > powers that be." Two examples I know of off the top of my head are a > > local/regional currency in Argentina (the "truc"), and the original > > form of the Ithaca Health Fund (which the NYS insurance regulators > > came down on hard). > > > > I look forward to hearing from more people. Margaret > > _______________________________________________ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > > [email protected] > > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > -- As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it. Albert Einstein _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
