Too often, health care is where
seniors end up cutting corners to
save money. As executive director
or the Michigan's Area Agencies
on Aging Association, I know that
the costs of health insurance and
prescription medications are of
constant concern to our senior cit-
izens.
I also know how important it is
to take care of our health as we
get older, and especially to catch
problems before they get serious
or worsen. Many of us are in and
out of the doctor's office precisely
because we took our health for
granted when we were younger.
And we all know people who
would be alive today if they'd
gone to a doctor sooner or man-
aged their condition better.
The good news is that under
the Affordable Care Act,
Medicare beneficiaries now have
better access to services that can
make that happen. They no
longer have to pay any co-pay-
ments or deductibles for basic
services such as annual checkups
and cancer screenings.
The not-so-good news is that
only one in six Medicare partici-
pants is taking advantage of these
life-saving services. We need to
spread the word that they no
longer have to pay co-pays or
deductibles for preventative serv-
ices such as: annual wellness vis-
its, including a review of medical
history and prescriptions; screen-
ings for prostate, breast and cervi-
cal cancer; mammograms;
screenings for cardiovascular
issues and diabetes; counseling to
quit smoking and flu, pneumonia
and hepatitis B shots.
Combined with the prescrip-
tion drug savings that the
Affordable Care Act is providing,
these Medicare changes are sig-
nificantly cutting health care
costs for Michigan's seniors.
They're making it possible for
more people in Michigan to be
healthy and active workers,
grandparents, volunteers and
members of our communities.
They're even saving lives.
I encourage you to make sure
that the Medicare participants in
your family know about the free
preventative services available to
them. These benefits and more
are outlined in "Your Guide to
Medicare's Preventive Services,"
a 26-page handbook that is avail-
able at some local locations or
online at the Michigan
Medicare/Medicaid Assistance
Program's website, www.mmap-
inc.org.
Mary Ablan
Mary Ablan is Michigan's
Executive Director of the Area
Agencies on Aging Association.
Legislator expresses dismay
To the editor:
I am still extremely dismayed
with the House Insurance
Committees' actions on Thursday,
Oct. 13 for not allowing adequate
time for committee members to
consider amendments to pro-
posed no-fault reform legislation
that were offered an hour-and-a-
half before committee began. Not
only did committee members not
have a chance to fully grasp the
amendments being presented but
the general public, those that will
be most affected by these changes
to a 40 year law, are being com-
pletely left in the dark about what
this means for their coverage. For
the leadership to spring changes
on the committee members
immediately before they take a
vote on the legislation is an
unprecedented move and defies
the democratic process.
On a 9-8 vote, the House
Insurance Committee moved an
amended version of House Bill
4936 to the House floor for consid-
eration. In addition an amend-
ment was voted down offered by
my colleague Rep. Phil Cavanagh
(Redford Twp.) which would have
allowed a more thorough public
review to determine whether no-
fault reform is actually necessary.
This legislation claims to
reduce the high auto insurance
rates we pay in Michigan. At no
point during committee testimony
was any proof shown that this will
be the case. Instead, the changes
are focused on padding the pock-
ets of insurance companies at the
expense of consumer protection
and increased transparency. The
bottom line is that the proposed
reforms take away protections
that are critical to helping
Michigan residents recover from
catastrophic accidents without
the promise of any rate reduction.
HB 4936 will do the following:
Impose lifetime caps on auto
injury benefits between $500,000
and $5 million. CPAN research
from public sector consultants
show that PIP caps will shift at
least $30 million in the injury
costs onto the state Medicaid sys-
tem. A separate House
Legislative Analysis confirms that
a cost shift will occur; Mandate
government price controls in the
form of workers compensation
fee schedules on health care
providers treating auto accident
victims. The Michigan Health &
Hospital Association surveyed its
members earlier this year to con-
sider this threat and calculate the
impact. Several hospital systems
have reported that such a change
would reduce reimbursement
from auto accident-related cases
by a total of $10 million or more
per hospital system annually; Set
attendant care and nursing pay-
ment rates for persons caring for
catastrophically injured accident
victims. Testimony at the house
insurance committee indicated
that care could not be provided at
the maximum $11 per hour cap;
Block voters from their constitu-
tional right to seek a referendum
to overturn the legislation. A
$50,000 appropriation remains
included in the bill. In 1994 voters
defeated Proposal C, which
included many of the same provi-
sions as this bill. However, appro-
priation bills cannot be over-
turned via public referendum.
I worked in the health care
field for 20 years and I know how
critical it is for people with trau-
matic injuries to be able to
receive the proper care and reha-
bilitation necessary.
Additionally, this could be
extremely costly for our already
struggling state. If PIP caps are
implemented, many catastrophic
accident victims will be forced
ontoMedicaid.
When dealing with a topic of
such a significant nature, why
would we not allow all those
affected the chance to make their
voices heard? We cannot afford to
rush through legislation that
would harm so many of our citi-
zens without proper scrutiny.
State Representative
Dian Slavens (D-Canton)
the years and the man who came
to see me with a shotgun on his
arm many years ago. Now, that
was scary.
And, while I'm on the subject of
letters, there is a woman in
Wayne, or I presume she's from
Wayne because her letters con-
cern the upcoming election and
candidates in that city, who has
written me two letters to the edi-
tor that have not beenpublished.
The first reason they haven't
been published is because they
contain libelous and inaccurate
material (I checked) and I don't
want to get sued. The second rea-
son they haven't seen print is
because she hasn't included her
address and phone number so I
can find out if she is, in fact, a real
person or one of the candidates or
their supporters scammingme.
Yeah, after 40 years, I tend to
be a little suspicious.
All this to explain that this isn't
my first visit to the circus, folks, so
if you intend to lie tome, you need
to be really, really careful. I do
check on what you say, although I
admit, I tend to be far more
understanding of people putting
their own spin on events and hap-
penings than I used to be. Maybe
it's just old age, but my attitude of
late is that I can only expect other
people to be perfect when I reach
that goal. And that isn't going to
happen anytime soon, or ever.
But please, remember that I've
been doing this long enough to
know when you are trying to alter
the facts enough to ameliorate
your liability or guilt. If that's too
complicated a concept for you, try
this: Do not pee on my shoes and
tell me it's raining. I know the dif-
ference, and if I have any doubts,
I'll check.
Now, if I could just find my
damn sign.
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Claude James Chapman
Sunrise: Jan. 4, 1936
Sunset: Oct. 17, 2011
Claude James
"Tasty"
Chapman died Oct. 17, 2011.
Among those left to cherish
his memory are his loving
wife, Gwendolyn Chapman;
his children, the Rev. Claude
D. (Renae) Chapman, Valerie
J. (Keith) Jeffries, Rhonda A.
Griffith and Desmond I.
Chapman; siblings, the Rev.
Earl B. ( Celia) Chapman,
Dorothy Chapman, Linda
Williams and Charles (Diane)
Chapman; his grandchildren,
Damonta, Vashante, Ronald,
Tawaka, Dion, Shanae',
Travis and Kaylin; many
great-grandchildren; several
nieces, nephews, and
cousins, and a host of
friends. Two brothers, Jerry
Chapman and Henry
Chapman preceded him in
death. Funeral services were
at the Penn Funeral Home in
Inkster with the Rev. Earl B.
Chapman of the Monument
of Faith Full Gospel Church
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Interment was at Woodmere
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