Guest guest Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 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...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 YIPPEE HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats !!! It is always good to hear that something gets accomplished. I don't know about everyone else, but sometimes I just feel like I'm banging my head on a wall (sounds familiar, but I don't enjoy the feeling like my daughter seemed to!!!!). It is great to hear that people are getting services and that the funding is getting into the correct pot!!! Thanks to all of you who have been " fighting the good fight " for so long, and now let's keep pushing that Blueprint!!!!!! My new Representative, McAsey, seems very positive and I have given her the info. I also took cookies and the Blueprint related info to Senator Wilhelmi's local office. We are supposed to get a date for our coffee very soon. If anyone out there is in the 43rd Senate or 85th House district , and would like to come to tell your story, please contact me offline. I am having a tough time getting parents to come. Lots of negativity about state finances and the impossibility of passing such a bill in the next few months. Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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