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orkers at local
Jewish social ser-
vice agencies were
relieved when the
federal government in
March opted to continue an
eight-month program that
provides medical funding to
refugees. But they say the
battle isn't over yet.
"We feel very worried,"
said Sandra Hyman, direc-
tor of Resettlement Service.
"My gut feeling is that
when the new fiscal year
begins Oct. 1, there will be
other bad news.
"(Agency directors) have
had several meetings and
we're trying to expedite the
resettlement process so
that services are delivered
in the fastest possible
way," she said. "I think
many of the older refugees
are very frightened about
(future cuts to the pro-
gram)."
The program is called
Refugee Cash and Medical
Assistance (RCMA). It pro-
vides eight months of cash
and medical care to adult
refugees who have no
health insurance and do
not qualify for the govern-
ment welfare program, Aid
to Families with
Dependent Children.
The recent RCMA scare
took place because the fed-
eral Office of Refugee
Resettlement forecasted it
would run out of funds by
this July if it did not
reduce the program's
length from eight to five
months. .
"Most vulnerable to cuts
(in RCMA) are people over
50 and under 65," said Mrs.
Hyman. "These are the
people who come with
many of the serious med-
ical problems and the least
ability to learn English
(and land jobs)." . Phillip
Schaengold, president and
CEO of Sinai Hospital, said
that of the 800 refugees
who arrived in Detroit last
year, 30 percent had severe
medical problems.
Sinai will work closely
with Jewish Family Service
and Resettlement Service
to give refugees health
screenings and medical
care as soon as they move
to the area, he said. On
March 1, Donna Shalala,
secretary of the U.S.
Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS),
signed the regulation to
reduce RCMA. But the
reduction, which would
have taken effect April 1,
was rescinded 16 days
later.
Special interest groups,
including the Council of
Jewish Federations, con-
vinced the DHHS to
rescind the regulation by
arguing that five months is
not enough time for
refugees to find jobs with
decent salaries and health
benefits.
CJF contracts with the
federal government for
RCMA. The program
matches private resettle-
ment monies and services
with federal assistance.
RCMA recipients will
receive eight months of
assistance during the rest
of fiscal year 1993, said
Mark Talisman, director of
the Washington, D.C.,
Prospects look
rosier for more
funding.
office of the CJF. He said
Congress is looking for sup-
plemental federal funding
sources.
Anna Mary Portz, federal
liaison from the Office of
Refugee Resettlement <
(ORR), said prospects of
receiving more federal
money for the program look
rosier than they did initial-
ly.
"The message that ORR
was getting from the Hill <
last year was that we
didn't have a prayer in hell
of getting more money,"
she said. "But that sense
has changed and now it
appears that a supplement
is likely."
Her optimism was
echoed by Mark Talisman
who said influential federal
offices — including the
Office of Management and
Budget and Department of
Health and Human _/
Services — will ask
Congress to allocate addi-
tional money for resettle-
ment efforts.
"And for the first time,