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' TO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS It was a joke Green a conservative Republican from Dripping Springs had been a loser on election night -just 20 votes behind the Democratic incumbent It was only after his family persuaded him to request a recount that the tide turned and Green won by 36 votes Green squeaked out the victo- ry thanks to dimpled ballots the very kind Republicans now blast as unfair and illegitimate in Florida While Republicans have angri- ly charged that election officials are engaging in some sort of soothsaying in Florida the stan-- J dards being used to recount votes there often have been more strict than would be permitted in Bush's home state of Texas The Lone Star State in fact is believed to be the only state where the election code explicitly says an “indentation” in a chad - the paper filling the perforated hole in a ballot - can count as a been counted in the Florida ' Business Life Call the 3 Standard-Examine- for details r 625-438- Call 8 625-440- Standard-Examine- r 0 To Subscribe Green” ’ ’ Home X AUSTIN Texas - When Rick Green won a seat as the youngest member of the Texas House of Representatives two years ago Gov George W Bush nicknamed him “Landslide vote Jj Auto r Los Angeles Times f J r Anne C Smith Agent - S c Standard-Examine- D-- d f FARMERS ABC’s “This Week With Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts” former Topic: Election 2000 Guests: Former Sen Bob Dole a New York Gov Mario Cuomo (D) Sen John Breaux House and House Minority Whip David Majority Leader Dick Armey Bomor CBS’ “Face the Nation”-Topi- c: Election 2000 Guests: Former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta Sen Chuck Hagel and New York Gov House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt o George Pataki (R) NBC’s “Meet the Press” -- Topic: Election 2000 Guests: Guests: Montana Gov Marc Senate Minority LeaderTom Daschle Racicot (R) Florida state House Majority Leader Mike Fasano (R) and Florida state House Minority Leader Lois Frankel (D) CNN’s “Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer” -- Topic: Election 2000 Leon Panetta and Patrick Leahy Sens Orrin Hatch former White House chief of staff Lanny Davis former White House special counsel Richard Thornburgh attorney general under former and David President Bush Del Eleanor Holmes Norton Gergan US News & World Report “Fox News Sunday” T opic: Election 2000 Guests- Sen Bob Graham Oklahoma Gov Frank Keating (R) and George Washington University law Professor Jonathan Turley F y Letter to UnitedHealthcare Brigham City Community Hospital re- -j t Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful S small-busine- Democratic opponent r f r A i f U-- A demands it is likely that MountainStar and demands such as a x Alec l--A Timpanogos Regional Hospital in Orem 1 £ 1 i double-dig- it J — X ftJ Mountain View Hospital in Payson through Green and other Texas Republicans have argued that there is no comparison between what happened in his race for the Texas Legislature and the current battle in Florida for the White House 1 decrease in UnitedHealthcare will not be able to reach an agreement an “open access” network Doesn’t that mean you can get care You’ve been told United is anywhere? United has a “swing out” option which allows you to go to any facility — even if it is not on their list However this means you may pay more for services provided by facilities not on their list It is likely that the MountainStar hospitals will not be on United’s list What can you do? You can voice your concern by asking your employer to make sure you have the payments to the remaining four MountainStar hospitals — St Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful Timpanogos choice to go to a MountainStar hospital If you have the option you can also select another health plan that will allow you to go to a Regional Hospital in Orem and Mountain View Hospital in Payson These demands will make it MountainStar hospital MountainStar hospitals accept a number of health plans including almost impossible for MountainStar to reach an for 2001 agreement withynitedHealthcare Cv Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah CIGNA Healthcare and Aldus Health Plans People should look closely straight party ticket but had failed to punch all the way Democrats have cheerfully and trust MountainStar Hospitals — Ogden Regional Medical Center and Brigham City Community Hospital United’s decision also included other 2-- noted that Texas will pled ballots as votes aides said the state’s "misinterp reted” They argue that MountainStar remains open to discussion with United However under United’s current MountainStar was recently informed by United of their decision not to contract with two J i t Most people select a health plan that will allow them to go to physicians and hospitals they know the right to know that it is likely that your UnitedHealthcare coverage will not be accepted at the MountainStar hospitals as of January 1 2001 4’V’ ss Rhodes nearly 1 to his belated victory in House District 46 about 20 miles west of Austin Green's request for the recount came about a week after the Nov 3 1998 election And it wasn’t until Nov 19 that results of the recount showed Green the victor At the time both men said the manual recount turned up votes for Green on ballots where the voter had attempted to punch a Is there a chance that MountainStar and plan because you wanted to see your physician at a MountainStar Healthcare hospital you have St Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City If “the chad reflects by other means a clearly ascertainable intent of the voter to vote” It was those standards that propelled Green a owner who outspent his Members If you selected a UnitedHealthcare of Utah health Ogden Regional Medical Center ject you have the right to know that your coverage and choice of hospitals may change UnitedHealthcare will work this out? While dimpled ballots have count - most prolifically in Broward County - that call is being made by election officials there who have said they believe those ballots show as Florida law requires the “voter’s intent” Ironically in Texas the stan- dards for evaluating voter intent are much clearer than in Florida and even provide for the inclu- sion of the votes the Republicans have most vehemently objected to in Florida: the dimpled chad In a manual count of punch card ballots Texas law says a vote may be recorded even if the chad is not punched through in four specific instances: If two comers of the chad are detached If light is showing through the chad If an indentation is made on the chad by a stylus or other ob- An Open at quality when deciding on any health plan realizing that high quality healthcare requires a certain level of funding Our patients expect that level of care and they deserve it are we telling you this ? Because we believe you have the right to know all the So why information before you choose your health plan If you’ve already made your health plan selection The most important issue in healthcare is a person s choice to go to a doctor and hospital he or she trusts Do not let this choice he taken away from you ‘ accept dim- but Bush’s law is being the phrase “clearly ascertainable intent” makes it far more difficult to in- clude dented chads in Texas elections than the Democrats have indicated So when is a dimpled chad a vote in Texas? Bush aides say such dimpled chads should only be counted on ballots where the voter had a pattern - perhaps lacking the strength - of not punching through the appropriate holes MountainStar Tj i— rtiniT n i? ii 6360 South 3000 East Suite 210 Salt Lake City Utah 84121 8017332770 wwwmountainstarhealthcom 4 |