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Page 2 — October 23, 2012 — HOLLAND-SPRINGFIELD JOURNAL
Dear Editor:
We want to share our
doubts/concerns regarding
the Affordable Care Act
(ObamaCare) which goes
into effect at the end of 2013.
Primary to our concern is
the effect of this bill on existing
Medicare patients. The
Congressional Budget Office
estimates that $716 billion
will be taken from
Medicare’s budget to help
fund it. This will result in less
and poorer care for seniors.
Many doctors will stop
seeing Medicare patients due
to proposed decreases in payments.
Many seniors will
have problems finding a
physician and will wait an
extended period for an
appointment when they find
a physician. As a result, disease
processes will worsen
and progress.
We realize Medicare is
not perfect and if left
unchanged will be bankrupt
by 2024. We feel other means
will improve this system and
preserve it for younger generations.
Letter to the Editor
Another concern is for
patients who have insurance
through their employers. Premiums,
co-pays and
deductibles are already high
and expected to rise further.
We expect many employers
to terminate insurance plans
and transition employees to
the government plan.
Also, the Affordable Care
Act appoints a panel of nonmedical
personnel who rule
on procedures based on age
and “cost efficiencies.” We
definitely don’t want such
people making decisions
about what procedures/care
can be given our patients.
We take a similar view of
the other federal program,
Medicaid. We see many
patients on Medicaid who
benefit greatly, but some
abuse it by overusing hospitals
and emergency rooms
which drives up costs.
This program needs renovated
to continue to provide
the safety net needed in society.
We continue to care for
Medicaid patients and
request of our politicians that
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rules be put in place to insist
on more patient responsibility
that will place it on a sustainable
financial path.
Reforming government
programs will place them on
a more sustainable pathway
to help more Americans
when they need help the
most –during illness. We
don’t feel the Affordable
Care Act will accomplish
this. It will result in poorer
care, longer waiting lines and
inefficient government
bureaucracy, leading to abuses
of the system.
Robert Schmidt, MD
Patricia Vega, MD
Editor’s Note: Dr.
Schmidt has been in the
practice of primary care in
northwest Ohio for the past
33 years. He is on active
staff of three local hospitals
and has also worked in local
clinics and an emergency
room.
Dr. Vega has been in the
practice of primary care in
northwest Ohio for the past
26 years. She is on active
staff of three local hospitals.
Holland Library to present free program about bats
The Holland Branch
Library will present a free
program, “I Dream of Bats,”
with ECO Discovery.
The event, for students in
kindergarten through grade
5, will be held Saturday,
October 27, from 10:30 to
11:30 a.m.
Partcipants will learn fascinating
information about
these nocturnal creatures,
view a bat skeleton, listen to
a story, and make a craft with
the ECO Discovery! team.
For more information or
to register, call 419-259-
5240.
By William Renwand,
Principal
Stop, Drop and Roll!
Stop, Drop, and Roll
were the words echoing
from the various classes at
Holloway this past week.
October 7-13 was Fire
Prevention Week. Students
at Holloway were
involved in many safety
lessons throughout the
week with a culminating
event of having the local
Springfield Township Fire
Department visiting our
kindergarten and first
grade students. Students
had a chance to learn
about the different fire
vehicles, explore the EMT
ambulance, and participate
in the smoke house program.
As part of our monthly
safety procedures, the
building held a fire drill
and a building level “lock
down” drill. Fire drills are
design to have all students
and staff quickly and safely
exit the building and
report to their designated
safety zones. By using
sets of talk-abouts, small
walkie-talkies, the staff
communicates and confirms
that the building is
clear and all persons are
accounted for. In lock
down, all students are
secured in their classrooms
and notified of a
potential situation inside
or outside of our building.
Students in grades K-3
received the information
page and worksheet for
the “Great Escape.” The
information is for parents
to review with their children,
making sure your
home is equipped with a
working fire alarm and
designing and practicing
an emergency escape plan.
These are just two things
you can do to help keep
your family safe from
home fires.
For how-to guides,
safety tips, a planning kit,
teaching materials and
more about National Fire
Prevention Week or fire
safety, visit the NFPA Web
site at http://www.
NFPA.org/FPW.
Holloway Elementary
SCHOOL NEWS
Holland-
Springfield
Holloway students learn about fire safety from members of the Springfield Township
Fire Deparmtent. Springfield Local
Schools and Penta Career
Center will hold a Parent
Information Night on
Wednesday, October 24, at
7 p.m., in the Springfield
High School Tombaugh
Auditorium. Parents of children
of any age who attend
Toledo-area schools are
invited to attend.
A panel of area emotional
health professionals will
discuss “Adolescent Well
Being,” a conversation
about risk and resilience in
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‘Adolescent Well Being’ topic
of program Wed., October 24
teens. The panel includes
Don Adamski, MPA, CEAP,
CADCA of Promedica/St.
Luke’s Hospital; William
Donnelly, Ph.D., CEO of
Donnelly Community Psychology,
Ltd.; William
Geha, CCDA, OCSPS II,
ICPS of Sylvania City
Schools, and Ann Huss, suicide
prevention consultant,
of Children’s Resources
Center.
For more information,
call Matt Geha at 419-867-
5600.
Towne Club to host charity
luncheon on November 1
Towne Club of Toledo, a
women’s social and philanthropic
club, will host its
annual charity luncheon on
Thursday, November 1.
The event, “Reaching
Out to Help Serve the
Community,” will take
place at Brandywine Country
Club.
Cards will begin at 10
a.m., and raffles open at 11
a.m., followed by a luncheon
at noon.
Entertainment will be
provided by Chris Joseph.
Hostesses are Norma
Trudell, Walda Kelly and
Carolyn Zimmerman.
Towne Club is a philanthropic
organization for
women in the Toledo area.
Tickets are $30 in
advance. Reservations are
due by October 26.
New members are welcome.
For more information,
call 419-491-1631.
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