[NPInfo] The UAW and NP/PA services. WE NEED YOUR HELP.

[Thiem]

I agree but I also feel that the organizational level must hear from membership regarding their needs and desires.  I was also interested in the union nurses in Michigan who are represented by UAW.  What is their stand on this?

Laura

--- On Sun, 8/3/08, Sue Wiers <sgwiers at hotmail.com> wrote:
From: Sue Wiers <sgwiers at hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [NPInfo] The UAW and NP/PA services. WE NEED YOUR HELP.
To: "NP Info" <npinfo at nurse.net>
Date: Sunday, August 3, 2008, 7:01 AM

These changes occur during contract negotiations which were just recently
completed. While making patients who have UAW negotiated contracts and BCBS
policies aware and asking for their help is a good thing to do, a concerted
effort before negotiations on an organizational level is what will be most
effective.  As my earlier post states, progress was made with the recently newly
negotiated contracts and many of those policies have opened up for us to be
reimbursed directly.
 
Sue



> Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 20:27:21 -0700> From: ljthiem at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [NPInfo] The UAW and NP/PA services. WE NEED YOUR HELP.> To:
npinfo at nurse.net> > Here is a link to the list of UAW built vehicles:>
> http://www.uaw.org/uawmade/auto/2008/index.cfm> > And there's
MORE.  Look at this list of items that UAW produces (I was surprised at the food
and beverage--Miller Beer, Bacardi Rum, Planters Peanuts!!!  Lennox air
conditioners and AZMACORT?!? )> >
http://www.uaw.org/uawmade/product2.cfm?catid=3> > If we can identify
patients & family who are UAW members we should encourage them to contact
their union stewards ASAP in protest.  > > Laura> > --- On Sat,
8/2/08, Jeff and Linda Bocchetto <lmbjsb57 at msn.com> wrote:> From: Jeff
and Linda Bocchetto <lmbjsb57 at msn.com>> Subject: Re: [NPInfo] The UAW
and NP/PA services. WE NEED YOUR HELP.> To: "NP Info"
<npinfo at nurse.net>> Date: Saturday, August 2, 2008, 4:53 PM> >
Thanks for the information Dave. I tried the link and received a "page>
cannot be found message." You need to remove the "Here" from
the> address for it to work.> > My Office Manager is checking with
"legal" to make sure we are> "safe," then we plan to
draft a sample letter and mail it to our UAW> patients so they can send
something to the UAW in support of our plight.> > My assistant overheard a
patient in our waiting room yesterday screaming at her> union rep on the
phone for denying her child the availability of seeing her> NP...Hopefully
more will be willing to at least write.> > Linda B> ----- Original
Message ----- > From: David Mittman<mailto:dmittman at advancedprac.com>
> To: ACC<mailto:acc-circle at listserve.com> ; NP>
Info<mailto:npinfo at nurse.net> ;>
paforum at mc.duke.edu<mailto:paforum at mc.duke.edu> > Sent: Friday, August
01, 2008 1:00 PM> Subject: [NPInfo] The UAW and NP/PA services. WE NEED YOUR
HELP.> > > Below is information supplied by the Michigan Academy of
PAs.> I know Michigan is one state where NPs and PAs have not yet >
established a working relationship on a state organizational level and >
IMHO, it is time to start. They both need to lead on this and I bet > the
physicians they work with are being hurt by this also. A universal > problem
for us all.> Greg Bennett, the AAPA Past President( and a Michigan leader)
told me > one way we could all tackle this new escalation to denial of NP and
PA > services, is by writing to the UAW leadership. It's not just GM
cars, > but the UAW controls all of the auto workers in the USA. So, maybe we
> let them know that we can start buying some nice Korean cars. Hyundai >
just came out with a Lexus clone. In any case, here is one contact > address
for now:> UAW> Solidarity House> 8000 East Jefferson Avenue>
Detroit, Michigan 48214> > >
http://www.uaw.org/about/officers/index.html-Here<http://www.uaw.org/about/officers/index.html-Here>>
is a list of their > officers. There are NO email links I can find. So, take
out a few > envelopes and write them a letter and copy it a few times and
mail it. > I will today.> > Remember to be civil as we want to show
them what professionals we > really are.> > Let's try something
like this:> > Dear UAW Leader:> > > I am a physician assistant
(PA) who has treated thousands of people > over my career. I have treated
expectant mothers, soldiers ready to > deploy, babies and the elderly and
most folks in the middle that have > come in to see me for their medical
care. All of them have left > happier and I sincerely hope, in some way,
healthier than before they > saw me.> I recently found out that you have
instructed your insurance companies > not to reimburse for nurse practitioner
and physician assistant > services to your members. I don't understand
why? NPs and PAs are now > a VITAL part of providing healthcare to the people
of America. We are > officers in the military (three PAs have died providing
care in Iraq), > we can diagnose, treat and prescribe in all 50 states and
all 200,000 > of us want to help your members stay healthier. Our record
regarding > providing high quality care is exemplary. I know good care is
> important to you and we provide that good care. So, why do you not >
want your members to see us?> The US auto industry is in enough trouble as it
is. How does it > benefit you to be the ONLY group in the United States that
will not > allow its members to see us? Is it worth the price of the public
> relations and ill will, let alone the misunderstandings it will cause >
with hundreds of thousands of clinicians, your members, our families, > their
families, our associations and more?> Why not let the patient choose the team
of clinicians they want to > care for them?> I know I am not a member of
your union but I am a very smart consumer. > Please help me understand why
the UAW alone across the country refuses > to let it's members see the
two groups of healthcare professionals who > can and will make a difference
in the lives of their members.> Sincerely,> Dave Mittman, PA>
Livingston,NJ> President-Elect,> American College of Clinicians>
dmittman at comcast.net<mailto:dmittman at comcast.net>> > > > >
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