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DC General: Politics as Usual
We have to go beyond politics as usual, Mayor Williams claims. DC
General and the Public Benefit Corporation were fiscally irresponsible and
badly managed, and he has proposed an entirely new health care delivery
system. So it's only fair to examine the proposed contract and the fiscal
strength and management of his chosen subcontractors.
The Health Maintenance Organization, or HMO, that he has chosen to get
the multimillion-dollar, nine-year contract to provide
"administrative services" and access to its physician network.
is DC Chartered Health Care, Inc. Last September, the leading agency
rating HMO's, Weiss, gave DC Chartered a grade of D+, and put it in the
"weak" category. DC Chartered, although open for business from
the public, gets 98 percent of its business from its DC government
contract to provide health services to Medicaid residents. It has never
been able to attract any other major clients, and it has never made a
profit. Last May DC Chartered was bought in a bankruptcy sale by DC
accountant Jeffrey Thompson, who kept the same management team in place.
This year it again showed its management skill by filing its required
annual report with the Insurance Department yesterday, 54 days late, after
missing the filing deadline of March 1 and three extensions. As a reward,
the contract was finalized by the Control Board while the company was out
of compliance with DC law, and the Mayor's health contract will triple the
company's business.
Since there are many fiscally and managerially responsible HMO's, why
did the Mayor choose a weak and shaky one instead? The Mayor has offered
no explanation. Here it is. In the past few months, since Jeffrey Thompson
bought DC Chartered in May 2000, he, his business partners and associates,
and the companies he owns, have contributed at least $65,000 to the
Mayor's political causes. They have become one of the Mayor's largest
political contributors. They gave $20,000 to the committee that advocated
the Mayor's position in the school charter amendment election, and then
they gave $45,000 to a political action committee to campaign for the
Mayor's favored school board candidates. We have no idea how much they
contributed to the Mayor's "non-profits," since contributions to
these organizations are still secret. DC Chartered Health Care, Inc., will
manage and administer the health care of DC residents for one reason:
Mayor Anthony A. Williams put the health care of DC residents up for
auction, and he sold it to the highest bidder. This isn't health reform;
it is politics as usual.
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Chart 1: Political Contributions to Mayor Williams by Jeffrey Thompson
and Associates, June 2000-Present
New School Leadership Committee, supporting the school charter
referendum proposed by Mayor Williams
Mary Levy, Chairman
Bill Lightfoot, Treasurer
Mark Jones, Campaign Manager
Total receipts, $157,360
Contribution from DC Healthcare Systems on June 22, 2000, $20,000, or
12.5% of total receipts
Better Schools PAC, established to support Mayor William's candidates
for the school board
Established October 23, 2000
Lisa Bolden, Treasurer, 625-4346
Joe Louis Ruffin, Jr., Co-treasurer as of February 20, 2001, 5353 29th
Street, NW, 686-5972
Total receipts as of December 10, 2000 $54,000
Balance in account as of February 20, 2001, $299
Contributions from Thompson and his associates
Thompson, Cobb, Bazilio Associates, PC,
1101 15th Street, NW, October 23, 2000 |
$5,000 |
Jeffrey Thompson, partner, Thompson,
Cobb, Bazilio, October 23, 2000 |
$5,000 |
Ralph Bazilio, partner, Thompson, Cobb,
Bazilio, October 23, 2000 |
$5,000 |
Dorothea Bazilio, 1101 15th Street, NW,
October 23, 2000 |
$5,000 |
Michael Cobb, partner, Thompson, Cobb,
Bazilio, November 6, 2000 |
$5,000 |
Chartered Family Health Care, 820 21st
Street, NE, October 23, 2000 |
$5,000 |
DC Chartered Health Plan, 820 1st
Street, NE, October 23, 2000 |
$5,000 |
DC Health Care Systems, Inc., 1101 15th
Street, NW, October 23, 2000 |
$5,000 |
Rapidtrans, Inc., 820 1st Street, NE |
$5,000 |
Total |
$45,000 |
(Total is 83 percent of total contributions)
Other contributions:
Suzanne Peck, OCTO Chief, $5,000
Lottery Technology Enterprises, Inc., 2101 Martin Luther King, SE, $1,500
DC Services, Inc., 2101 Martin Luther King, SE, $1,500
New Technology Games, Inc., 2101 Martin Luther King, SE, $1,000
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Chart 2: Political Contributions to Councilmembers by Jeffrey Thompson
& Associates Since 09/00
Bazilio, Ralph |
Chavous |
09-11-00 |
500 |
Bazilio, Dorothea |
Chavous |
09-11-00 |
500 |
Bazilio, Ralph |
Jarvis |
09-11-00 |
500 |
Bazilio, Dorothea |
Jarvis |
09-11-00 |
500 |
Chartered Family Healthcare Center |
Brazil |
11-03-00 |
500 |
Chartered Family Healthcare Center |
Fenty |
11-01-00 |
500 |
Chartered Family Healthcare Center |
Jarvis |
09-11-00 |
500 |
Chartered Family Healthcare Center |
Schwartz |
12-10-00 |
500 |
DC Chartered Health Plan |
Brazil |
11-03-00 |
500 |
DC Chartered Health Plan |
Chavous |
09-11-00 |
500 |
DC Health Care Systems |
Chavous |
09-11-00 |
500 |
DC Chartered Health Plan |
Fenty |
11-01-00 |
500 |
DC Health Care Systems |
Fenty |
11-01-00 |
500 |
DC Chartered Health Plan |
Jarvis |
09-12-00 |
500 |
DC Health Care Systems |
Jarvis |
09-12-00 |
500 |
DC Chartered Health Plan |
Schwartz |
12-10-00 |
500 |
Rapidtrans |
Brazil |
11-03-00 |
500 |
Rapidtrans |
Jarvis |
09-11-00 |
500 |
Rapidtrans |
Schwartz |
12-10-00 |
500 |
Thompson, Jeffrey |
Brazil |
11-03-00 |
500 |
Thompson, Cobb, Bazilio |
Brazil |
11-03-00 |
500 |
Thompson, Jeffrey |
Chavous |
09-11-00 |
500 |
Thompson, Cobb, Bazilio |
Chavous |
09-11-00 |
500 |
Thompson, Jeffrey |
Fenty |
11-01-00 |
500 |
Thompson, Cobb, Bazilio |
Fenty |
11-01-00 |
500 |
Thompson, Jeffrey |
Jarvis |
09-11-00 |
500 |
Thompson, Cobb, Bazilio |
Jarvis |
09-11-00 |
500 |
Thompson, Cobb, Bazilio |
Schwartz |
12-10-00 |
500 |
TOTAL |
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14,000 |
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Chart 3: Political Contributions to Non-District Political Committees
by Jeffrey Thompson and Associates, 1999-Present
DC Chartered Health Plan, Inc. |
Tom Davis Virginia Victory Fund |
08-28-00 |
$10,000 |
DC Healthcare Systems |
Tom Davis Virginia Victory Fund |
09-29-00 |
1,000 |
Jeffrey Thompson |
Gore 2000, Inc. |
03-29-99 |
1,000 |
Jeffrey Thompson |
Gore-Lieberman General Election Legal and Accounting Compliance
Fund |
09-12-00 |
500 |
Jeffrey Thompson |
Tom Davis Federal Victory Fund |
08-28-00 |
5,000 |
Jeffrey Thompson |
Hillary Rodham Clinton for U.S. Senate Committee, Inc. |
08-02-99 |
1,000 |
Jeffrey Thompson |
Cynthia McKinney for Congress |
02-11-00 |
1,000 |
Jeffrey Thompson |
Emily's List |
03-14-00 |
500 |
Jeffrey Thompson |
Friends of Ernest Istook |
08-11-99 |
1,000 |
Ralph Bazilio |
Tom Davis for Congress |
06-29-99 |
1,000 |
Ralph Bazilio |
Tom Davis for Congress |
06-29-99 |
1,000 |
Ralph Bazilio |
Tom Davis Federal Victory Fund |
09-30-00 |
500 |
Dorothea Bazilio |
Tom Davis for Congress |
06-29-99 |
1,000 |
Dorothea Bazilio |
Tom Davis for Congress |
06-29-99 |
1,000 |
Dorothea Bazilio |
Tom Davis Federal Victory Fund |
09-30-00 |
500 |
Michael Cobb |
Tom Davis for Congress |
06-29-99 |
1,000 |
Michael Cobb |
Tom Davis for Congress |
06-29-99 |
1,000 |
Michael Cobb |
Gore 2000, Inc. |
09-28-99 |
1,000 |
TOTAL |
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$29,000 |
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