The CapCity trail is not plowed. I don't even know who to ask about that. Instead you can just ride on the live 'bike lanes' along Fish Hatchery Road. Its especially fun going over the beltlne.
> > From: "timwong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/02/27 Tue PM 06:51:54 CST > To: "Bikies List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Bikies] GHC > > I sent the following message to GHC, and got this ridiculous response. I > would urge others to request referrals for Hitler Hill Clinic services as > well, and for us to attend the May annual meeting and present our grievances. > > My message first: > > From: WONG,TIM > Sent: 2/25/2007 5:08 PM > To: GHC Member Services > Subject: Referral for an Eye Exam > > Topic: Benefits Inquiry > > I am scheduled for an eye exam this spring, but am one of GHC's many > customers who does not own a car and therefore cannot get to the > exurban GHC site out on Fish Hatchery Road. Since I get many referrals to > UW-Health for ENT, urology, and cancer follow-up, can I get a referral to an > eye clinic located in Madison that is accessible by bicycle? If I take > the bus there, it is a three-hour round trip, and I can't afford to waste > that much vacation/sick leave, all of which I can convert to benefits when I > retire. > > I know that all the board members and those making decisions are > motorists and don't give two hoots about those of us who don't subscribe to > global warming and therefore choose not to drive. But placing a clinic out of > reach for 20% of your customers is not only mean-spirited, it probably > violates state and federal law as well. > > Please let me know my options. Thanks. > > tim wong > > and the dimwitted response: > > Tim, > Your policy covers for a routine eye exam for eyeglass wear through the > Hatchery Hill clinic. Bike racks are available at Hatchery Hill Clinic . The > Capitol City Bike Path runs near the clinic, making it accessible from > downtown. If you would like more information on this, please select the > Hatchery Hill Clinic information on the GHC website and you can access the > bike path map. > > Sue > GHC Member Services > > and my response to her: > > Sue, > > You do know how to add insult to injury. Have you ever gone to the Hitler > Hill Clinic via the Capital City bike toll road? How long did it take? You > are basically telling the non-motorists in your HMO, some of whom are > probably some of your healthiest (i.e., lowest risk) members, to go to some > other HMO that has a little more sense than to site a facility out in the > suburbs and then move key services to that location and only that location. > Thankfully you moved PT back from the distant, 25-mile round-trip bike ride > back to the downtown clinic. I would strongly urge you to bring the eye > clinic back downtown, or give referrals to those of us who can't get to that > clinic without taking a half day or whole day off of work (for something that > used to take 45 minutes at the downtown clinic). Why punish us for having a > healthy lifestyle? I will soon file a complaint with ETF about the > inaccessibility of your services to a large number of your members. > > ===== darin
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