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Michigan Cleft Network
Dedicated to enriching lives affected by cleft lip and palate and other facial differences.
Smile With Us!
  
Updated 11/2/11
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MiCleft Magazine
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Wednesday, November 02, 2011
NEWS ALERT: Michigan Insurance Mandates
Monday, October 10, 2011
AmeriFace lands front-page of ACPA - Cleft Palate Foundation News
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Chilly mornings...
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Nutritional guidelines for pureed foods; recipes too!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Bowl For Smiles - Oct 2011
Conference for Michigan families with students having Type 1 Diabetes
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
MiCleft selects its first executive director
Friday, July 22, 2011
Portraits: National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month!
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The network is happy to offer another great MiCleft Online Challenge!
Post/upload a 2011 holiday photo of your family and/or child to our discussion group wall at Facebook. Whether it be your entire family, your daughter, or your grandson...let's show off the smiles that are most dear to us!
All participants receive 5 points toward MiCleft's new participation (points) program that we'll be announcing soon, and the lucky winner will receive a $25 Build-A-Bear Workshop gift card that can be used online or at stores nationwide!
Entry deadline is midnight on January 31, 2012.
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Michigan Insurance Code of 1956 has the potential to change several hundred-thousand lives in our state. YES - Our state has insurance mandates for congenital anomalies!
Deb phoned me after lunch and I've been doing the Happy Dance since; awaiting the official announcement so I could share with all of you. If there's documentation or a way of getting our families what our children deserve, Debbie Oliver of AmeriFace will find it! She's been a personal mentor and good friend of mine for years but today's news brought tears to my eyes.
I was excited as she read aloud to me litigation reports, case studies and appeal decisions. I thought "Could it really be true?" I waited an hour for the sweet call...that she confirmed its legitimacy with the State Of Michigan!
Deb has once again proved that she personally has our 'backs' and that the Pathfinder Outreach Program works. MiCleft is proud to be Michigan's ONLY tax-exempt craniofacial support network, and Michigan's ONLY approved Pathfinder Partner Organization!
Feel free to contact me for further details because I'm excited to spread the word and make change for the better!
Teresa M. Croughen, R.N.
MiCleft President & Founder
Direct Phone: 313.590.6000
Insurance Code of 1956 - Act 218
NOTE: Regarding all references to the term "disability insurance policy" in these sections, refer additionally to Section 500.3400. These sections DO refer to individual and group health care plans. The definitions are also confirmed by the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR).
This valuable information is also available at our Resources Page.
Cited permission: cleftAdvocate.org & AmeriFace.org
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