Submission Number: 00009 

Received: 4/21/2011
Commenter: Kevin Kavanagh
Organization: Health Watch USA
State: Kentucky
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Initiative: Proposed Statement of Antitrust Enforcement Policy Regarding Accountable Care Organizations Participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program; FTC Matter No: V100017
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Submission Text
The enclosed letter contains comments from 20 consumer advocates and advocate organizations.

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Kevin T. Kavanagh, MD, MS, FACS
Health Watch USA

David Swankin, Esq., President and CEO
Rebecca LeBuhn, Board Chair
Citizen Advocacy Center (CAC)

Bill Thatcher
Executive Director
Cautious Patient Foundation

Helen Haskell
Mothers Against Medical Error

Alan Levine
Retired Analyst
Office of Inspector General, Dept. of Health & Human Services
Health Care Advocate

Julia Hallisy, DDS
The Empowered Patient Coalition

Kathy Day, RN
McCleary MRSA Prevention

Jean Rexford
Connecticut Center for Patient Safety

Robert E. Oshel, Ph.D.
Retired Associate Director for Research and Disputes
National Practitioner Data Bank

John T. James, PhD
Patient Safety America

Alicia R. Cole
Hospital-acquired Infection Survivor
Alliance for Safety Awareness for Patients

Lori Nerbonne, RN, BSN
New Hampshire Patient Voices

Amanda Buchanan
Board of Trustees Member
Weiser Memorial Hospital

Kerry O'Connell
Consumer Advocate

Suzan Shinazy, RN
Patient Advocate

Michael Bennett
President The Coalition For Patients' Rights

Roberta Mikles RN BA
Dialysis Patient Safety Advocate

Gary Lampman
Patient Safety Advocate

Michele Monserratt-Ramos
Californians for Patients Rights

Grace Martin
Patient Advocate