JANUARY 1, 2016
New Skookum cards are coming!
In a few weeks, all Tribal members on the Skookum Health Assistance
Program will be receiving updated cards.
Please replace your old card with your new card.
Be sure to look for your new card in the mail!
IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ
Attention Tribal members with
Skookum Health Assistance Program
For several months, the Save our Skookum team has provided
information and correspondence to Tribal members and providers
about receiving Out of Network services. What does that mean?
That means Skookum uses a network of providers (there are many
networks, and where you live determines what provider network you
are in) to receive discounts on services you receive. This saves our
Tribal dollars, while providing a large selection of provider choices
for the membership.
S moke S ignals
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Clinic closure notice for January
• Friday, Jan 1: Closed all day (New Year’s Day)
• Monday, Jan. 18: Closed all day (Martin Luther
King Jr. Day)
Please be sure to plan ahead for appoint-
ments and medication refills!
Farewell to the doctor
Starting in 2016, if you choose to receive services from an Out
of Network provider, the Skookum Health Assistance Program will
only pay up to 70 percent of the charges your provider bills for the
services you receive. You will be responsible for the other
30 percent of the charges.
THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO TRIBAL
MEMBERS WITH MEDICARE!
Please share this information with your friends and family and be
sure to contact us with any questions you have.
Tresa Mercier – tresa.mercier@grandronde.org 503-879-2008
Barbara Steere – barbara.steere@grandronde.org 503-879-2487
Melody Baker – melody.baker@grandronde.org 503-879-2011
Tauni McCammon – tauni.mccammon@grandronde.org 503-879-1406
Erica Mercier – erica.mercier@grandronde.org 503-879-2080
Important Tribal member Information
IBH – Integrated Behavioral Health
If you are a Grand Ronde Tribal member with the Skookum Health
Assistance Program and need to access mental health and/or substance
abuse provider services, you need to call Integrated Behavioral Health
before accessing those services.
IBH has been in place with SHAP for several years now, but it has be-
come apparent that Tribal members are not accessing care through IBH
as often as they should. When you call IBH, they will assist you in finding
an appropriate provider for your needs. They will refer you to an in-network
provider, which is very important to ensure your claims are paid.
Purchased/Referred Care does not pick up out-of-pocket costs when
members use an out-of-network provider.
Please call IBH at 1-800-395-1616 to coordinate mental health and/or
substance abuse services to ensure payment is made.
As always, you can contact any Save Our Skookum Team member and
we will help answer your questions at 1-800-775-0095.
• Tresa Mercier
• Barbara Steere
• Melody Baker
• Tauni McCammon
• Erica Mercier
• Sydney Clark
• Loretta Meneley
Don’t get caught
without your medication
Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center Pharmacy hours:
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; closed 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; closed 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
REFILL LINE: 503-879-2342
Photo by Amber Case
Tribal Council Secretary Cheryle A. Kennedy, right, and Health Services
Executive Director Kelly Rowe, left, gift Dr. Hal Mitchell a Pendleton
blanket on Tuesday, Dec. 15, during Mitchell’s last day of work at the
Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Clinic. Mitchell started working for the
Tribe in August 2007.
We Want To Hear From You!
That’s right, the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center
Comment Box is located at the entrance of the
Health & Wellness Center,
next to the drinking fountain.
Share your experience, good or bad with us!
We look forward to hearing what you have to say.