FAMILY OPPORTUNITY ACT

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>Families In America " THIS IS YOUR WAKE UP CALL "

>FAMILY OPPORTUNITY ACT, S. 2274 - A Bill for Parents and Families

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http://www.campc.com/foa2000.htm

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>Your Action is Needed on May 23, 2000

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>Parents Your Actions

>Will Make The Difference

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>Call-In Day

>Tuesday, May 23, 2000

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>The Family Opportunity Act is a bill that will benefit Parents and Families

>who have children with disabilities and special health care needs.

>Providers will not benefit from this bill, only children with disabilities

>and special health care needs and their families. This bill is in your

>hands, and your hands alone! Your actions can make a difference.

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http://www.congress.gov or http://www.congress.org

>Your Senators in Congress need to hear from you!!! On Tuesday, May 23,

>please express your support for Senate bill S. 2274, the Family Opportunity

>Act, by calling or faxing your two Senators in Congress. The Senator's

>switchboards should be lit up for every child with disabilities and special

>health care needs throughout this country. Call your Senators! If you have

>already done so, do it again! Make your message clear, we need the " Family

>Opportunity Act. "

>BACKGROUND

>This bill, introduced by Senators Grassley (R-IA) and Kennedy (D-MA) helps

>families caring for a child with disabilities and special health care needs

>access needed Medicaid services. The two sponsors of this bill need the

>support of your Senators to pass the bill this year. It is already May and

>the Congressional year ends in October.

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>MESSAGE

>· I am contacting you as a parent of a child with disabilities and special

>health care needs and asking that you co-sponsor S. 2274, the Family

>Opportunity Act. As a parent, I know first-hand about the challenges of

>caring for a child with disabilities and special health care needs. We are

>asking for your help. We need improved access to special health care

>services for our child. This bill would allow us, as parents, to pay a

>premium for necessary Medicaid services for our child.

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>· Talk about your child and his or her health care needs. Make an argument

>for why access to Medicaid services would help.

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>· Make sure your Senator's office knows that YOU are a constituent.

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>· PLEASE Cosponsor S. 2274.

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>CONTACT INFORMATION

>www.senate.gov

>U.S. Capitol Switchboard:

>You may also contact the NPND offices at to obtain the contact

>information for your Senators.

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>Your Family Deserves This Legislation