Sen. Patrick Colbeck to Lead Health Care Forum

The future of healthcare after the Affordable Care Act will be the focus of the Eastside Republican Club Forum featuring Sen. Patrick J. Colbeck, Canton, at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 21, at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial.

Colbeck represents Michigan's 7th Senate District (Canton, Livonia, Northville, Plymouth, and the City of Wayne).

Joining him in the forum will be Dr. Chad Savage of Brighton, a direct primary care physician, and Theresa McIntosh of Grand Blanc, a self-insurance specialist.

Commenting in advance of the meeting, club chairman Dr. Annette DeSantis Feldpausch noted, “With or without ObamaCare, or ACA, people still have health care alternatives.”

“We look forward to learning about these choices for better health-care at lower cost.”

Feldpausch added, “The Forum is open to the public at no charge, so we invite anyone interested in the doctor-patient relationship to attend and take part in the discussion following the forum.”

Sen. Colbeck is a graduate of the University of Michigan with bachelors and masters degrees in aerospace engineering as well as a graduate of the International Space University in Strasbourg, France. Among his more than 20 years of engineering and management is work on systems for the International Space Station and instruction of students at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center’s Space Camp.

Dr. Chad Savage, in practice since 2003, founded YourChoice Direct Care specializing in primary care medicine with a focus on patients and their health. Adopting the direct primary care model has allowed Dr. Savage to focus on patient needs without restrictions set by insurance companies and Medicare.

He graduated from the University of Michigan and then received his MD from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio. His residency training was completed at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, where he became skilled in management of complex medical disorders.

Theresa McIntosh of Grand Blanc is a self-insurance specialist and operations director for Health Share Plan, LLC.

The Eastside Republican Club Forum meets monthly from September to May. Admission is free and the public is always welcome. Stay up-to-date and "like" the ERC on Facebook.