ACTION ALERT! Help Bring Attention to Health Care Issues for People with Disabilities

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Help Bring Attention to Health Care Issues for

People with Disabilities

Members of the Obama Health Care Transition team, including

former Senator Tom Daschle (incoming

Secretary of Health and Human Services), are soliciting comments and

recommendations on health care reform via an internet blog on the transition

website (www.Change.gov).

Although we know they can’t possibly read all of the submissions, we

understand that the transition team is reviewing comments and using technology

to track topical issues and key words. This is a good

opportunity to raise the level of awareness and importance about disability

issues in health care reform.

Some issues that would make good posts include:

·

Health promotion and prevention of secondary

conditions

·

Interdisciplinary training of health care

professionals in the area of disability

·

Health disparities for individuals with disabilities

·

Transitions of children with disabilities from

pediatric to adult care

·

Inclusion of long-term care services and supports in

any comprehensive health care reform

Personal stories about the health care system and

individuals with disabilities also make

great posts.

There are also several resources on the AUCD website under Health Care Policy.

To submit a post, go to the following link:

http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/join_the_discussion_daschles_healthcare_response/

We also invite you to copy AUCD on your submissions so that

we, too, can monitor the issues you are experiencing as we provide input into

the health care reform policy debates. Please send copies to jcaldwell@....

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