Elisabeth Russell, the mother of a child that has received life saving care at DC area Children’s Hospital, provides a mother’s perspective related to an on-going battle by Children’s Hospital to obtain what the hospital believes to be reasonable compensation from CareFirst for services provided to area subscribers. “How can it be that families like mine with Blue Cross insurance, for which we pay ever higher premiums, might be denied access to the best pediatric hospital in the region?” noted Ms. Russell. The complete letter is available at www.washingtonpost.com. For additional information concerning HMO litigation, please go to www.hmocrisis.com.