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Monday, December 21, 2009

Woodmans Cuts ALL Mental Health Benefits

Please follow the link to read the article.  This is very important.
Woodman's


A lot of words come to mind: Discrimination, shameful, and appalling are a few that I feel comfortable writing.  Also, it is beyond me how the lawmakers didn't see this coming; it's a rather large loophole to miss.  The founder of the chain, Woodman, strikes me as ignorant and prejudiced.
     It is pathetic that in this day and age, somebody in a place of power, and with the authority to make such healthcare decisions as to cut all mental health coverage for all employees, still believes that mental illness is not an "identifiable physical situation."  This is ten steps backwards from the progress that has recently been made in de-stigmatizing mental illness.
     I am now boycotting Woodman's.  I will not shop there until a change is made to provide mental health coverage to all employees.  I will be writing to the executives of the company as well.  I know that Woodman's is a cheap alternative to other Madison grocery stores, but this is intolerable.  I ask that you consider boycotting as well.  Please let me know if you'll be participating in the boycott so that I can mention it in my letters.  I fear that if Woodman's gets away with this, other companies will follow suit.  I cannot sit idly by and not do something to try to change it.

2 comments:

  1. AMEN. I am with you 100%!!!! Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

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  2. so sad and horrible for their employees. we'll boycott as well. thanks for the info.

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