Good morning ,
fwilrelay, with your permission of course, this email te our Medical Services Administration, with whorn | have had the
same discussions. Rest assured that | saw a multi-point plan from this health plan about how to address the issues in
their patient population, and these comrnunity engagement pieces are just one part.
One issue all are trying to capture is the urgency under which the enhanced testing needs to be conducted, so this is
one of a number of strategies the health plans are utilizing.
Another part is of utmost concern, that i know is also in multiple health olans’ strategic approaches, is that of provider
engagernent. Despite the news and the blast faxes and the Health Alerts and the Pravider Letters and the Toolkits, we
continue to hear fron citizens, the Governior’s Task Force and EBL case investigators and case managers, that providers
are not asking about lead exposure to Flint water since April 2014, nor asking about testing/screening, or whether
families have filters. f tried to set up @ provider forurn in Nov-Dec to Httle or no interest, but ami now working to get one
rolling regardless, in partnership with health plans, by end of this month.
twould really be helpful ff you could be there to speak about this very issue and give the perspective of 2 local physician
responding to the crisis, andi a leader of best practices. We will webinar it and archive it as well (lam wondering if car
make it CME-able as weil}, and Dr. Reynoids, tt would be great to have you involved as well---
Eden
Eden V. Wells, ME, MPH, FACRM
Chieti Medical Executive
ichigan Departrnent of Health and Hurnan Services
201 Townsend St, 5™ Floor CV8
Lansing, Mi48923