Genesee Health Plan (GHP) provides health care coverage and services to the uninsured residents of Genesee County. Jim will talk about serving the growing Medicaid population as well as give us an update as to how the Affordable Care Act impacts this taxpayer funded organization. Jim serves the community not only in his role as CEO of the GHP but also as the club president of the Flint Sunrise Rotary Club.
Bishop Airport, like other secondary airports is coping with post-covid cutbacks by the airlines. Mr. Sapone, a 26 year veteran of airport operations in Pittsburgh and an Accredited Airport Executive will tell us how Bishop is dealing with the many challenges of airline travel from pilot shortages to high fuel prices to the unwillingness of major carriers to service secondary airports.
Hamilton Community Health Network is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), located in Flint and surrounding Genesee and Lapeer Counties. Hamilton is the primary provider of safety net health services for the uninsured, underinsured and Medicaid populations, operating eight health care clinics that serve more than 25,000 residents each year. Kirk will share an overview of Hamilton’s services provided to increase access to health care in the region.
A representative of the Genesee County Health Department will update us on our government's efforts to deal with the covid pandemic as well as the ongoing Flint water health crisis. This is your opportunity to both ask questions about what may have gone wrong and to honor the work of our dedicated healthcare professionals for what they are doing to make things right.