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July 22, 1981 - Image 3

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Publication:
Michigan Citizen, 1981-07-22

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....
r
L '
emer ncy room in 3
mon ths, or 5 different
octors in 3 months or
o prescriptio written'
the e period of time.
The nam are given to
one Of three orkers in
the ocker
f
alth
- to
ph."
'bite peopl
ercy:' R v.
eny, (right) homeo
"I don't like it. This' goin
I don't kn h much I tta
ri t out payin it, thought."
Ethyl of 3 9
Brun !Il had this to ,
'1 don't feel so good
out it becau I am not
o and I'm no b
to p y more e .
will really put a burden 00
me. Yo are p ying tD
and you don't
here th y are g .
it might he

C Ip

o
Acoording to s,
th - perJODS are n put
o a monitoring program.
.. important. There
no cut' edicaid
benefi to client, e
ju ant to m e re
through ing to their
docto that tb pre-
and "ts to
jy
fi d."
The client .
through both p
First 0 er
. down . th him or
r e plain to them
th t it . important to
family doctor.
This' the Primary provider
part of the program.
" any peop the
emergency room . ply be­
cau they h no family
doctor to go to.
emergency room p-
posed to be only in
the of life or death,"
After the client one
doctor, the Ike con-
sult ith the doctor and
discu the climlts ed
for pre ription dicine
C
y Doray (not pictured), of 678
. "This i bugging me to d th! I . ed
21 yean it'. I am retired and
eep nights dering re th
or regular "t to the medication, after a consul-
doctor. tation·th docto and
The . nt is then put pati t program may be
on prior authorization, aived, aceordi to
hich means for a period Fr
of 0 e year ey to Approximately 100 fami-
t prior ad from ate presently em d
Social Se . in the program, . F r
they ed to . d.
get a pr riptio re- illa Li .
filled. If after Harbor I Mec:licai
of mo . the chronic astluna
d medicine, no abu require constant
, they are then medica . on . on the
off the program. Prior uthoriza . n pro-
en ed if this did gram through Social Ser-
not put tra added vices and . no at all
hardship on the· c' t happy with it.
ho had to it in the Social "Every tim I ed
SeIYi<:e office ery time thing for my asthma I
they need a pre ription to sit around' that offi
refilled, . Fr . d, d breath that
ot re y, this· a neees- .ting for my
sary ay to handle it. e 0 my pre ription,"
want to 0 if pe said.
. getting a pr ription for "They are not docto ,
30 Valium and getting it they ha no right to teD
refilled every 10 days or . me that I can't have my
. . simply one ay to medicine. It· cit a
check on drug abu ." e to ait in t
In cues of a chronic offi . On time on Friday
y, ,
y d
did? It
r y mOD y,
the city' br e."

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