Guest guest Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 I also heard from a friend who has an adult on the waiting list and she too got a letter to apply for funding...so, obviously there has been some money released for adults as well. Ellen Ellen Garber Bronfeld egskb@... A Yippeeeee Moment Oh, ! This is a YIPPEEEEE moment! I knew that the state was about to sent out " invitations to apply " to 180 families whose children were included in the PUNS database. I just heard yesterday that the letters had been mailed. The funding is from the " Dedicated Fund " created by Medicaid Match returning to the State from the Feds. I'm a little zipped at the end of the day here. So I hope I'm making sense. Do you all remember a year and a half ago when about 700 children were transferred from the old " 72D " program into the Children's Home-Based Support Services Program? 72D was ALL Illinois State Tax dollars. Because the Children' Home-Based Support Services program is part of a federal Medicaid Waiver, the Feds now pay half that cost by reimbursing Illinois 50 cents for every dollar spent. Illinois advocates fought. and won. a commitment from the state to use that returning money for NEW enrollment in the Children's Home-Based Support Services Program. Your son will now reap the rewards of that hard work. So in the midst of all the dire problems that we face, this is a great opportunity to do a little happy dance. Celebrate! Charlotte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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