Senator Grassley, are organizations
(non-profit hospitals, American College of Physicians, the Joint Commission, etc.) which accept public
funds {Medicare, MedicAid, tax-exemptions under IRS 501 (c)(3)} obligated to protect federal whistleblowers, as part of an implied ethical obligation to
protect the public?
Taxpayers, compare how your
local hospital-administrator spends your money: Use GuideStar.org to study IRS Form 990, then ask your independent patients'
lawyer (not your local Medicare-supported hospital-attorney) about getting paid for your efforts through Qui Tam,
if you uncover conflict of interest, fraud, collusion to commit libel (racketeering under RICO?) at peer-review against a
whistleblowing doctor. If you have no such patients' organization, form one so you can compare local hospitals with
each other. When hospital administrators compete, patients win. You can also consult attorneys listed on this
site. Use IRS Form 990 to see how Medicare money is spent in your hospitals. Remember, according to the Wall Street
Journal, hospitals average ~5% profit. Turnover of personnel costs ~5%. When you push the button for help, who
answers the call? If no one answers in a timely fashion, where did the tax-money go to hire such a person?
