Doctors Rebel Against HMOs, Child Find Helps Lost Child, Union College Revives Neighborhood

Strategic Insights -

As healthcare customers voice their discontent with managed care systems, doctors are now taking a stand against the squeeze put on them by Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) to cut costs. In New York, a growing number of physicians are quitting managed care systems, citing unfair demands and lack of autonomy. Meanwhile, in Schenectady, a volunteer group called Child Find has successfully located a lost three-year-old child, highlighting the importance of community engagement in public safety. Additionally, Union College's initiative to revitalize a neighborhood of committed homeowners is showing promising results, with plans to offer free tuition to local children and restore owner-occupancy through incentives.

Key Takeaways:

  • 50 times called upon by Child Find in its two-year existence to locate missing children.
  • 60 volunteers part of the Child Find program in Schenectady, available 24/7 to canvass neighborhoods.
  • Union College's Union-Schenectady Initiative hopes to restore owner-occupancy to the area with incentives for employees who buy houses.
  • Plans include offering 1-Million dollars annually in free tuition for children meeting academic requirements.
  • 70% of New Jersey residents support a 1-cent increase in sales tax to make public colleges tuition-free, according to a Gannet News Poll.
  • 76% of respondents in the poll believe the state should start a program like Georgia's HOPE scholarship.
  • House team of prosecutors wants to call "the obvious characters" as witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Clinton.

Statistics:

  • 505 adults participated in the Gannet News Poll on New Jersey residents' views on college tuition.
  • Margin of error in the poll was 4.4 percentage points.
  • 14.5-Million dollars estimated national box office take for Disney's "A Civil Action".
  • Loyal HMO doctor details 3-hour fight with HMO for medication.
  • HMO doctor getting rid of RNs from Oxford Health Plans.
  • 70 dollars to buy a web domain name from Network Solutions.

Sources:

  • The New York Times, reports of doctors quitting HMOs.
  • Schenectady Assistant Police chief Michael Seber, praises Child Find program.
  • Gannett News Poll, results on New Jersey residents' views on college tuition.
  • House team of prosecutors, debating on live testimony in impeachment trial.
  • Union College, Union-Schenectady Initiative, plans for neighborhood revitalization.
  • The New York Post, reports on web domain name speculation.
  • Disney, "A Civil Action" estimated box office take.