Re: US Politics

Re: US Politics

John Russell

3/23/1999

Lance
The first question is how did you get the e-mail with out it showing up on
the list?
The first part of my e-mail why was there more employees for AOPA. You gave
a very good spin but nothing to answer the question. It reminds me of the 87
miles of logical free zone (DC) and how they treat the peons that pay the
bills.
Regarding ABC membership the question was, Will I have to belong to the new
organization to be in ABC, or Can I belong just to ABC and not to the new
organization?
-----Original Message-----
From: Lance Hoxie [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>]
Sent: Monday, March 22, 1999 11:03 PM
To: 'John Russell'; <Email Address Redacted>
Cc: 'Bob Brown'; 'David Moretto'; 'Don Katz'; 'Frank Bostock'; 'Gary Berke';
'Gary Lamb'; 'Paul Prusakowski'; 'Stephanie Langdon-Bash'; 'Tim Lacy'; 'Tom
DiBello'; 'William Schumann'; 'Bill DeToro'; 'Bill Teague'; 'David Schultz';
'Jeff Kingsley'; 'Mike Schuch'; 'Ronney Snell'; 'Bill Barringer, CO'; 'Bill
Beiswenger, CPO'; 'Charles Pritham, CPO'; 'John Reynolds, CPO'
Subject: RE: US Politics

Dear Mr. Russell:

I am responding on behalf of the ABC. Merely evaluating the numbers of
employees per organization may be misleading. In fact, salaries, fringes
and other costs associated with each dedicated employee, plus the cost of
each organization's operations contribute to the overall cost of each
constituent organization and the amount each pays to support the the
National Service Office (NSO) activities and staff. The leadership of all
the groups (AAOP, AOPA, ABC and NSO) have thoroughly evaluated the costs of
operating each organization and have established a reasonable cost
reimbursement method to support NSO activities (allocation). The NSO
allocation percentage has evolved over the years, based upon its costs for
supporting each of the constituent organizations. Since 1989, and in
subsequent years, that percentage allocation for the constituent
organizations has remained relatively constant. To be sure each has had to
adjust their individual percentages within two or three points, but the
bottom line is that the constituent organizations have each paid their fair
share.

With respect to membership in the new organization, the draft Bylaws do not
require that you be ABC credentialed to belong to the association.
 However, in order to qualify for voting membership in one of the following
two categories: Active Individual and Active Company; - then a
practititioner must be ABC certified or a facility must be ABC accredited.
 Regardless of one's membership category, each member who provides direct
patient care (excluding suppliers and other non-patient care members) must
agree to abide by ABC credentialing and accreditition standards, ABC Scope
of Practice guidelines and the ABC Canons of Ethical Conduct.

With respect to each of the constituent organizations' financial status, I
recommend that you review the Annual Reports that each prepares. Those
reports will outline the financial stablity of the groups.

Sincerely:


Lance Hoxie
Exec. Dir.
ABC

-----Original Message-----
From: John Russell [SMTP: <Email Address Redacted> ]
Sent: Friday, March 19, 1999 7:51 PM
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Subject: US Politics

Hi
This is regarding Gary Lamb e-mail,
I see that AOPA pays twice as much for rent as ABC, but also twice as much
in salaries. Leads me to believe that AOPA has twice as many employees,
more bodies means more floor. Of course this if everyone is paid the same
for the same duties.
I pay the dues to all three of these associations, from my end of things I
very seldom come in contact with the AOPA staff. The question is why does
AOPA need more employees.
One question, that I have thought of is, will I have to belong to the NEW
ASSOCIATION to be part of ABC?