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March 3, 2015 Board of Health Meeting Agenda

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The Healthy Michigan Plan covers people who are age 19-64, not currently enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare, and meet certain income criteria.

HMP covers the following Essential Benefit Services:

› Doctor office visits and outpatient services
› Emergency services
› Hospitalization
› Home Help & Personal Care services
› Maternity and newborn care
› Mental health and substance abuse
› Prescription drugs
› Rehabilitative services
› Dental and vision
› Laboratory
› Preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management

Other medically necessary services are covered as appropriate.

For more information or application assistance call (800) 432-4121 or visit HealthyMichiganPlan.org



Did you miss the February 15 deadline for enrollment? You may qualify for a Special Enrollment Period.

Visit Healthcare.gov or call (800) 432-4121 for more information and/or help applying for coverage.



Are you struggling to pay Employer-provided insurance premiums?


If you cannot afford the premiums for yourself and/or your dependents through your employer's insurance plan, you may qualify for special financial assistance from the Northern Health Plan. More information is available here.To see if you qualify, contact Nichole Cyr at the Health Department of Northwest Michigan,
(800) 432-4121.

Are your imms up-to-date?

Flu, Whooping Cough, Measles, Mumps, Meningitis. They're out there, and the list goes on. Are you and your family protected? Call (800) 432-4121 for more information or to make an appointment.



Measles in Northwest Michigan - What You Need to Know



ServSafe Classes

Nancy Laber, our instructor for ServSafe classes, has retired. We are working on finding another instructor for our classes, but do not have anything set up at this time. The Michigan Restaurant Association presently has a class set up in Gaylord on March 24, 2015. You can contact Cheri Burd regarding this class at 1-800-968-9663, or cburd@mramail.org. For additional MRA classes you can search the ServSafe website. Grand Traverse County Health Department also offers classes periodically. They have two classes scheduled for 2015; one on April 29th and the second on October 28th. You can contact them at 231-995-6018. Check our Food Service - Restaurant page in the next couple of months to see what classes we are able to offer.