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Show August 25, 2011 Rods, sweat and gears Jace Holt holds his Commander's Choice Award for his 1967 Chevrolet Corvette at the Hill Air Force Base Rod Run at Centennial Park on Aug. 14. Several awards were given in the annual event sponsored by the Arts and Crafts Center on base. New 75th MDG electronic system to collect third party insurance BY TECH. SGT. MALIA L. WARE NCOIC, Resource Management Office u Courtesy photo Vehicle owners show results of their efforts at Hill AFB Rod Run T he Arts and Crafts Center 23rd annual Hill AFB Rod Run was held Aug. 14 at Centennial Park. The winners were as follows: Best 1910-1929 — 1927 Ford, Donald Bradfield Best 1930-1939 — 1931 Coupe, Clint Zang Best 1950-1959 — 1956 Bel Air Convertible, Bruce Griego Best 1960-1969 — 1966 Chevrolet SS, Wes Kilgore Best 1970-1979 — 1978 Pontiac Trans Am, John and Donalene Knowley Best 1980-2011 — 2008 Pontiac GT, Ruben Vilches Best Truck — 1949 Studebaker People's Choice Award Winner, a 1968 Mustang, is owned by Larry Kerr. Truck, Lou Shrupe Best Rat Rod, 1954 Chevrolet Wagon, Mike Carbona Harms Best Original — 1936 Ford Truck, John Weis Best Studebaker — 1950 Studebaker, Candido GalBest Street Rod — 1935 Chevrolet Coupe, Don Hodglegos es One of A Kind — 1975 Bricklin SV1, Gregg Gunzenhauser Best Corvette — 2008 Chevrolet, Shane Varley Best Camaro — 1968 Chevrolet, Lyn Wayment Under Construction — 1949 Chevrolet Truck, Tom MacDonald Best Mustang — 1966 Ford, Jamie Smith Best Motorcycle — 2003 Big Dog, Kevin Wooten Best Mopar — 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner, Keith Best Air Cooled — 1956 Volkswagen Beetle, Matt Stoddard Best Convertible — 1959 Chevrolet, Charlie Siegel Hansen Best Sport Compact — 1967 Ford Cobra, Kellen Kerr People's Choice — 1968 Mustang, Larry Kerr Best Foreign Car — 1977 MG, Sande Kellogg Commander's Choice — 1967 Chevrolet Corvette, Best American Motors — 1971 Javlin SST, John Jace Holt nder the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1986, all military medical treatment facilities are mandated to bill health insurance carriers for the cost of medical care provided to active duty family members, retirees and family members who are covered by other health insurance. This program is known as Third Party Collections (TPC). The 75th Medical Group Clinic must comply with this law and needs your help for continued program success. In most cases, the 75th MDG is no different than civilian health care providers who need insurance information at each clinic visit. Collection of benefits covered by your other health insurance requires that we collect the information that appears on your other health insurance identification card or cards. In the last week of August 2011, we will implement a new electronic system in order to streamline the process of collecting Other Health Insurance (OHI) information for our beneficiaries. You will be asked if you have other health insurance at every point of service when you are at the 75th MDG. If you are covered by other health insurance or have a Medicare supplement, we will ask for your insurance cards to scan into the electronic database. You will no longer have to manually fill out the DD Form 2569, Record of Other Health Insurance form and the yellow card will be eliminated. Each point of service will have a scanner and signature pad to expedite the process of collection. The obligation to pay medical care costs applies only to the insurance carrier. Your insurance company will pay See TCP Online Caring for People Survey results appraised BY ERIN TINDELL Air Force Personnel, Services and Manpower Public Affairs AN ANTONIO — More than 100,000 total force Airmen voiced their opinions in the online Caring for People survey conducted from Dec. 1, 2010 to Jan. 3, 2011. After experts performed a comprehensive analysis, officials have released results to force support leadership. The survey allowed active duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen, civilians, retirees and spouses an opportunity to tell Air Force leaders how they can better address services within health and wellness; Airmen and family support; education and development; and housing and communities. Respondents expressed satisfaction in areas such as housing, installation schools and S See RESULTS 7 I page 10 Coming soon 75th Medical Group T his flu season, all Department of Defense Appropriated Fund civilians will be offered a flu vaccine free of charge; on a first come, first served basis. This particular vaccination initiative allocated line funds to purchase enough vaccine in order to vaccinate approximately 25 percent of each Air Force Materiel Command installation's civilian work force. A health questionnaire must be completed prior to receiving this vaccination. The Occupational Medicine Services Clinic (OMS) will soon be scheduling civilian influenza vaccination lines throughout the base; as soon as influenza vaccine shipments begin to arrive. The goal will be to vaccinate over 4,000 Hill I page 8 influenza vaccines for DoD civilians AFB federal service employees this flu season. For questions about future civilian vaccination line locations or eligibility concerns please contact Angela Griffin, RN, at 801777-1167. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that everyone 6 months of age and older get their yearly flu vaccine as soon as vaccines become available to them. What kind of flu vaccine will be offered? The "flu shot" — is an inactivated vaccine (containing killed virus) that is given with a needle, usually in the arm. The flu shot is approved for use in people older than 6 months, including healthy people, people with chronic medical conditions and pregnant females. The 2011-2012 flu vac- cine provides protection against the three main viruses that research indicates will cause the most illness this season. The 2011-2012 flu vaccine will protect against an influenza A (H1N1) virus, an influenza A (H3N2) virus and an influenza B virus. Approximately 2 weeks after vaccination, antibodies that provide protection against influenza virus infection develop in the body. How do flu vaccines work? Flu vaccines cause antibodies to develop in the body. These antibodies provide protection against infection with the viruses that are in the vaccine. Why should people get vaccinated against the flu? Influenza is a serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and some- times even death. Every flu season is different, and influenza infection can affect people differently. Even healthy people can get very sick from the flu and spread it to others. During a regular flu season, about 90 percent of deaths occur in people 65 years and older. The "seasonal flu season" in the United States is usually from November through April each year. During this time, flu viruses are circulating in the population. An annual seasonal flu vaccine (either the flu shot or the nasal-spray flu vaccine) is the best way to reduce the chances that you will get seasonal flu and lessen the chance that you will spread it to others. When more people get vaccinated against the flu, less flu can spread through that community. |