I propose we hold the HMO accountable just as we would hold a doctor or hospital accountable today in our court system. That's how you get people to change. That's how you get their attention. The lawyers will do quite well. It is a choice between a person who has a proven record of leadership in this state and a person who is very articulate but untried, a person whose business record raises more questions than it answers.
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It is time for new ideas, and it is time to put energy behind them . . . All we need is the courage to innovate and to get beyond the old-style politics of the past. We can do better. St. Petersburg Times. All rights reserved.