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Side with Consumers - Vote No on HB 4075
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Reckless driving. Physical assault. Verbal assault. Refusing credit card payments. Smoking. Unlicensed, illegitimate cabs. A recent investigation by ABC 7 has uncovered serious complaints about Chicago cab drivers. And those are only complaints that passengers reported. According to ABC, there are cab drivers on the road with up to eight complaints against them. In contrast, Lyft and other ridesharing services value the safety of passengers and drivers above all else, and have rigorous safety requirements including criminal and driving background checks, vehicle inspections, and safety ride-alongs that ALL drivers must pass. Let Chicago residents choose their own ride. Learn why the experience is different here. Keep consumers safe and respect their right to ride with neighbors. Vote NO on HB 4075.
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Ride-Share Companies: Do You Really Know Who is Driving?
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Ride-share car companies: they call it your own private driver, but do you really know who is driving? FACT: Multi-billion dollar ride-share companies like Uber and Lyft are fighting standard criminal background checks and drug tests for drivers, including HB 4075, which would provide safety standards for all drivers across the board. Recently, a NBC 5 Chicago investigative team report found numerous UberX drivers with criminal pasts, including an ex-con on probation with a list of felonies over twenty years long, even after company “background checks.” FACT: Ride-share companies are fighting standard insurance requirements for drivers. In fact, after an Uber driver hit and killed a 6-year-old girl in San Francisco, Uber denied responsibility and kept the little girl’s family from any insurance compensation. These tragic stories show why the Chicago Tribune editorial board recently wrote they are “increasingly wary of leaving it to the ride shares to police themselves when it comes to making those checks, given (Uber’s) unapologetic disregard for rules” and the “same safety standard should apply to all ride shares.” Customers deserve to have the peace of mind knowing that their driver has passed a comprehensive police background check and drug test and carries sufficient insurance in case of an accident. Support common sense safety protections for all. Vote YES on HB 4075.
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State Journal-Register on SB 2187: “The risk to patients is too great.”
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] HFA #2 to SB 2187 – which would radically expand prescription-writing powers – puts patients at risk. Just ask the State Journal-Register. In a May 7 editorial, the Journal-Register called on legislators to reject the bill, calling it “desperately flawed legislation.” “Desperate” is right. The Illinois Psychological Association is desperate to expand revenues and shore up the schools of professional psychology. That’s why it’s pushing “RxP” legislation to let psychologists prescribe dangerous drugs. Under current Illinois law, advanced practice nurses (APNs) and physician assistants (PAs) can prescribe along with doctors. But they have medical training; psychologists don’t. The Journal-Register saw through the IPA’s most dishonest argument: “Proponents of S.B. 2187 say the ability of mental health patients in underserved areas of the state to receive medication from psychologists will solve the problem of access. We disagree.” The Journal-Register is one of six Illinois newspapers urging legislators to reject this bill. In addition to the Journal-Register, they include the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Daily Herald, the Rockford Register Star and the Lake County News-Sun. . This bill was written to benefit psychologists – not patients. Tell your representative to VOTE NO on HFA #2 to SB 2187. For more information, visit http://coalitionforpatientsafety.com.
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