Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen May 30th, 2006 TWO interesting stories f

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" Millions of Health Freedom Fighters - Newsletter "

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I have TWO interesting stories for you today:

 

(1) The " Cal Streeter " Story

 

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen

 

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

 

I'm about to tell you about one of the most important cases in US

healthcare - a turning point - the prosecution of a Northwestern Indiana

cutting-edge Doctor of Osteopathy, Wilbert C. (Cal) Streeter.

 

Although few have ever heard of the Streeter case, because of its

result, make it a landmark. The case began, roughly, in 1996, as the

result

of certain pressures put on the government by the nefarious

" quackbuster " operation, and it is still going on - but has taken an

entirely

different, and interesting turn.

 

It was THE CASE, I believe, that was supposed to be the " model case " to

be used against all " Alternative Medicine " practitioners nationwide.

But since the case pretty much died on the vine, so to speak, the

" model " was dropped, and although the tactic was used in a few places

- it

wasn't continued.

 

This is probably the very first case where the credibility of the

" quackbuster " operation was questioned at the Federal Prosecutor level

- and

found wanting.

 

The entire case against Streeter was based upon the premises about

health care put forward by the " quackbuster " operation at the

Federation of

States Medical Boards (FSMB) annual meeting in Chicago in 1996. There,

a major program was presented. It was, supposedly, on " Health Fraud, "

and how to combat it. But really, it was an attempt to deflect the

Federal government's interest AWAY from then Attorney General Janet

Reno's

definition of " Health Fraud, " as " Over billing, false coding, MD

kickbacks, etc, " and push it towards a different focus - " Alternative

Medicine. "

 

That plan, put forward at the Chicago FSMB meeting is called the " Plan

of '96 " and although it caused some damage, in the end it failed. I'll

tell you about the actual plan, and who operated it, and where it

stands today, in a minute. I believe that the Streeter case was the

FIRST

time the tactic, presented in Chicago,was used. And, there were

victims.

 

One of the first " victims " of the " Plan of '96 " was a large patient

group in Northern Indiana, an area that included the suburbs of Chicago,

Illinois. About 10,000 patients of Cal Streeter DO were one day

suddenly deprived of the cutting-edge services of their physician - and

they've suffered for it ever since. They are still angry about it -

and have

decided to do something about it - ten years later.

 

In short - they want Cal Streeter DO back in practice, and they are

getting their way, whether those that want him out of practice like it or

not. And, they'll probably be targeting, by various means, those that

caused their loss of Streeter's services. It's going to be an

interesting battle.

 

To read the entire article, and access the interesting links, click on

the URL below:

 

http://www.bolenreport.net

 

 

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(2) Ritalin - The Hidden Dangers...

 

By Jon Rappaport

Investigative Reporter

 

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

 

Jon Rappaport writes, " Many parents around the country have discovered

that Ritalin has become a condition for their children continuing in

school. There are even reports, by parents, of threats from social

agencies: 'If you don't allow us to prescribe Ritalin for your ADHD

child, we

may decide that you are an unfit parent. We may decide to take your

child away.' "

 

To read the entire article, and access the interesting links, click on

the URL below:

 

http://www.bolenreport.net

 

 

Tim Bolen - Consumer Advocate

 

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This " Millions of Health Freedom Fighters - Newsletter " is a

NON-COMMERCIAL email newsletter about the politics of " Health Care " on

Planet

Earth. It talks about the raging battle between the forces of " Health "

and " Medicine. " In the US, the ultra-expensive " Medical System " has

failed. It is the NUMBER ONE killer of Americans – ahead of heart

disease

and cancer. That failing system protects itself, and attacks its

critics viciously. But, there are literally, " Millions " of people

forcing

change on that system.

 

This newsletter is about all of that. Tim Bolen is an op/ed writer with

extensive knowledge, and contacts, on this subject.

 

A copy of THIS newsletter, and about four hundred previous ones, are

viewable at the websites http://www.bolenreport.net, and

http://www.quackpotwatch.org/index.html.