[Ohio-Talk] NFBO all membership call.

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Richard / Wan.

I contacted my insurance provider and spoke with one of their care coaches
on Fri. March 13 when this was really starting to hit hard regarding how I
could be tested. For some context, my insurance is a Medicare Senior
Advantage Plan through Medicare (Part C -D), which is something that I
realize not all members have access to. I get access to a telehealth app
which is reasonably accessible with my iPhone and VoiceOver.

Here is what she told me:

When you start to feel as if you have symptoms, contact your primary care
physician (or better yet, your telehealth provider). Most providers like
MDLive, which is what I have, can be contacted through their app, a web site
or by telephone. Again, my telehealth provider's app (at least) is
reasonably accessible. 

When you talk with the Dr., explain your symptoms. The Dr. will run through
a checklist of questions provided by the CDC
. If your dr. decides you need to go for further evaluation / testing (and
this may not happen at this point for most of us as they are only testing
those who are hospitalized now), you need to explain to the Dr. that you are
blind and cannot drive. When you do this, you need to consider that you
could be spreading the virus to a transportation provider (like Uber,
paratransit, family or what have you) if they took you to a testing site or
the hospital. Ask the Dr. for a pre-authorization for non-emergency
transportation from an ambulance service or medical transportation provider
through your insurance carrier. Your county health department may also be
able to arrange transportation if they deem it necessary and testing
supplies are available--all are huge issues right now.

I realize this isn't exactly in tune with Federation philosophy, but your
goal now is to minimize the potential that you will be making a driver or
someone else around you sick if you decide to travel to a testing site or
medical provider independently because you think you might have the virus.

This is what I've heard so far and maybe Richard or someone else could chime
in here.

Very Best,

Chris


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Richard, United Way is the Mother Load of most info.
By dialing 211 or 937-225-3000. This can also give you the phone number
fort.t.y. and Family Services.
A.C.I.L.'s number is 937-341-5202.
I will send you some food places in a bit.
Wan

-----Original Appointment-----
From: Ohio-Talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Richard
Payne
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2020 3:27 PM
To: 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'
Cc: Richard Payne
Subject: NFBO all membership call.
When: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 12:00 AM-8:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US
& Canada).
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	Federation members;

 

I would like to hold a conference call to address the Covid19 situation from
a local perspective. Our goal for this call is to provide some encouragement
and if possible, some local resources for not only our members, but   for
the entire blind community in Ohio. In preparation for the call, I need your
help to put together a list of resources that will give direct information
regarding questions about Covid19, questions about how to get medical
assistance or advice, questions about financial assistance, grocery and meal
delivery,  and other items that you can help us identify. If you have
expertise in any of these or   if you can help to facilitate then let me
know off list also.

Please keep up with the current updates that the federal state and local
government 

Is providing.

Please call on March 24 at 7:00PM

Dial 712/775/7031 use code 240281423

Richard Payne,  President

National Federation of the Blind of Ohio

937/829/3368

Rchpay7 at gmail.com <mailto:Rchpay7 at gmail.com> 

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back




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