FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA LINKED TO PATIENT-DUMPING SCAM

It's being alleged that an organization started and still supported by First Lady Michelle Obama, the Urban Health Initiative (UHI) at the University of Chicago Medical Center, was and is still involved in "patient dumping". When the First Lady was VP at the Medical Center, she initiated the UHI, which was supposed to provide better care to area patients coming into their Emergency Room (ER).

To get the program rolling, Ms Obama's group hired David Axelrod (currently President Obama's Senior Advisor, what a coincidence) to obtain the necessary funds. Mr. Axelrod was very successful with his lobbying efforts by obtaining an initial $23 million grant from the Federal government. Many millions of dollars have subsequently be granted to this institution by government and private organizations. The program's public objective appears to have been to triage in-coming patients to assure they received the most appropriate treatment. Sounds like a noble and reasonable goal, but, as usual, there's a lot more under the surface.

The real goal appears to have been to preserve beds at the prestigious University of Chicago Med. Center for patients with the best insurance payment potential. So, anyone showing up at their ER who did not meet their payment criteria were "referred" during triage to other hospitals, sometimes over an hour away.

Last year, a young boy and Medicare patient, was attacked by a pit bull. The boy's lip was nearly ripped off, but after being triaged at the Univ. of Chicago Medical Center ER, he was refused treatment and referred to a hospital nearly an hour away. A major scandal and investigation insued in LA last year when a strangely similar practice was revealed. Wonder if this one will get any mainstream play?

We sure hope the President's new health care reforms address situations like this one. Wait a minute, is this be exactly the kind of care the Administration intends to provide for us if they get their way? The Chicago model?

It's really amazing how the same players keeping popping up in politics and the world of finance. Long lines of "friends", family and cronies scramble to hang on to these crooks and they somehow always seem to be involved in these, on the surface, altruistic endeavors, which end up just being a money-making scam and/or way to gain more power for themselves.

Is this setting a good example for your daughters Ms Obama? Unfortunately, I fear that your type live in such a different place that you feel somehow above the world the rest of us have to live and survive . When did your invitation come to join the "Club"? Mine came in the Spring of 1974 in Houston, TX. Thankfully, and probably for the wrong reasons, I passed.

Fact of the matter is that I know about your bunch and what your cabal intend. The problem is we're all not as uninformed and stupid as you assume. And, for the very reason that you've chosen to limit access to the spoils, those that oppose your nefarious goals represent a large hurdle for you to overcome. At the very least, it isn't going to be as easy as you thought. Many of your group has already been laying low for over 40 years since their movement fell apart in the '60s. They've been planning for four decades for this day and now they're rubbing their hands together, getting ready for the "Fine 'Ol Solution" as my buddy Early would say.

Just remember what happens when you ass/u/me something? The big difference this time, is that "me" won't be part of the equation, but "u" will!

"Hey Mom, is this true"?