NEUROTRAUMA
Special Section
ASSOCIATION
Neurotrauma
To whom it may concern,
I am very pleased to announce the recent partnership of the NeuroTrauma Association and Innovative Health Magazine. IHM showcases community leaders in healthcare, medicine, wellness and leisure and we are very proud that our cause will be featured in such a magazine multiple times over the next year. The NeuroTrauma Association’s sole mission is to manifest resources for people who are catastrophically A Letter From The NeuroTrauma Association President injured as the result of an automobile accident. Every day, over 800 people acquire traumatic brain injuries while driving, and another 25 suffer spinal cord injuries. Most people don’t consider that something like this could happen to them but catastrophic injury does not discriminate and drivers need to ensure that they’re fully protected. I am very pleased to announce the recent partnership of the NeuroTrauma Association and Innovative Health Magazine.
JOHN GWYNNE PROSSER II
IHM showcases community leaders in healthcare, medicine, wellness and leisure and we are very proud that our cause
Specifically, advocate for the adoption thethe Michigan will be featuredwe in such a magazine multiple timesofover next year.model for no-fault automobile insurance, which provides injured people with comprehensive and lifetime resources for the care, recovery, and The NeuroTrauma Association’s sole mission is to manifest resources for people who are catastrophically injured as the rehabilitation of catastrophic injuries sustained in an accident. Many of the benefits provided under result of an automobile accident. Every day, over 800 people acquire traumatic brain injuries while driving, and another Michigan auto no-fault are not covered under Medicare, Medicaid, or personal health insurance: whole 25 suffer spinal cord injuries. Most people don’t consider that something like this could happen to them but catastrophic home modifications, modified vehicles, electric wheelchairs, injury does not discriminate and drivers need to ensure that they’re fullyuncapped protected. therapies, 24 hour in-home nursing for as long as a person may need it and more (all require a doctor’s order). The items that are Specifically, we advocate forsystems the adoption of the Michigan model for as no-fault automobile which providesunder covered under the other are severely limited, such the $1900 limitinsurance, on physical therapy injured people with comprehensive and lifetime resources for the care, recovery, and rehabilitation of catastrophic Medicaid. The Michigan no-fault system lacks the pre-set caps on duration or monetary cost of care that injuries sustained in an accident. Many of the benefits provided under Michigan auto no-fault are not covered under the other coverages use. This provides the injured with aggressive, persistent therapies they unfortunately Medicare, Medicaid, or personal health insurance: whole home modifications, modified vehicles, electric wheelchairs, would not receive in other states or from other insurances. uncapped therapies, 24 hour in-home nursing for as long as a person may need it and more (all require a doctor’s order). The items that are covered under the other systems are severely limited, such as the $1900 limit on physical therapy One the more surprising factorssystem may be that system saves the statecost ofofMichigan money. underofMedicaid. The Michigan no-fault lacks thethis pre-set caps actually on duration or monetary care that the other Drivers pay to provides a fund that reimburses the insurers after atherapies certain they point, alleviatingwould theirnot concerns coverages use.inThis the injured with aggressive, persistent unfortunately receive in regarding benefits. That fund has grown for 40 years and now has over $17 billion -- and other stateslifetime or from other insurances.
continues to grow. The House Fiscal Agency estimated that auto no-fault prevents over $630 million of One of the more surprising factors may be that this system actually saves the state of Michigan money. Drivers pay in to costs from being incurred by Medicaid annually.
a fund that reimburses the insurers after a certain point, alleviating their concerns regarding lifetime benefits. That fund has grown for 40 years and now has over $17 billion – and continues to grow. The House Fiscal Agency estimated that We to provide injured products and services thatannually. are needed to make a meaningful autohope no-fault prevents over $630citizens million ofwith coststhe from being incurred by Medicaid
recovery from a catastrophic injury such as a TBI. Furthermore, this model prevents a young person from We hope injured citizens with the products and services thatneed are needed to make a meaningful recovery from using up to allprovide of their health insurance policy, which they may later in life. Harvard Medical School a catastrophic injury such as a TBI. Furthermore, this model prevents a young person from using up all of their health studies have shown that unpaid medical bills are the leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States. insurance policy, which they may need later in life. Harvard Medical School studies have shown that unpaid medical bills are the leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States.
Please consider how much better you might be able to serve your clients, how much better their quality of Please consider much better youtomight able totoserve your clients, how much Together better life would be, how if they were able havebeaccess these sort of resources. we can change the their quality of life would be, if they were able to have access to these sort of resources. world. Thank you for considering assisting us in our campaign. Together we can change the world. Thank you for considering assisting us in our campaign.
Best regards, Best regards,
John Gwynne Prosser II
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NEUROTRAUMA ASSOCIATION
John Gwynne Prosser II
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