Fwd: Area 11 Medicaid Reform Update

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FYI

Dear Support Coordinators,

Thank you for your support last week in contacting families and providers concerning the HMO takeover of Medwaiver. Thanks to your efforts, the proposed Senate bill exempts people with developmental disabilities from Medicaid reform.

Senator Negron, the chairman of the Senate Health & Human Services Committee wants the I-Budget left in place so that people can coordinate their own health care services within a set annual amount.

Summary of Current Situation

For a summary of the senate bill which is still subject to change, go to our website (www.floridaunitedforchoice.com). The bill is far from perfect and still makes changes to APD, but it does leave APD out of the HMO.

Action Needed Today

The House is set to release their bill shortly. The proposed House bill would require the developmentally disabled population to enroll in managed care (HMO) after 5 years.

Please write or call the Representatives listed below and ask them to produce a bill that is in agreement with the Senate Bill which exempts people with disabilities.

The massive number of emails and calls that the Senate received definitely made a difference! We need to do the same to the House committee members this week!!

Emails from Senator Gaetz

Some of you received a response email from Senator Gaetz which made it sound like we were over-reacting to the situation. Our reason for asking you to call and email the Senate committee was because there was a joint resolution signed by both the House and Senate late last year. According to Representative Dean Cannon, the resolution “articulates the concepts that essentially embodied the House proposal from last yearâ€.

This resolution caused our team from Florida United for Choice to believe that the Senate would adopt the same HMO option as the House had last year and therefore we felt it necessary to let the Senate know the adverse affects on our Medwaiver population. We obviously accomplished our goal.

CALL AND EMAIL TODAY!! Here are the members of the House Health & Human Services Committee from the House of Representatives:

Rep. Schenck .schenck@...

Rep. edwardo.gonzalez@...

Rep. mia.jones@...

Rep. Albritton ben.albritton@...

Rep. Bernard mack.bernard@...

Rep. Corcoran .cocoran@...

Rep. Cruz janet.cruz@...

Rep. Harrell gayle.harrell@...

Rep. Holder doug.holder@...

Rep. Hudson matt.hudson@...

Rep. Kreegal paige.kreegel@...

Rep. Logan ana.logan@...

Rep. Pafford mark.pafford@...

Rep. Porth ari.porth@...

Rep. Renuart .renuart@...

Rep. Schwartz Elaine.schwartz@...

Rep. Wood john.wood@...

Rep. Young dana.young@...

Florida Tribune Article (you may have to paste to your browser)

Look for the article titled, “Speaker Calls Suggestion that Florida Drop out of Medicaid a Hazardous Threat†dated February 16.

http://fltrib.com/speaker-calls-suggestions-florida-drop-out-medicaid-hazardous-threat

Thank you for your support of people with developmental disabilities in Florida.

Florida United for Choice

www.floridaunitedforchoice.com

On Facebook: United Voices for Choices-- Wilma MS WSCABC - Absolute Best Care Support Inc.20345 W. Country Club Dr. Aventura, FL. 33180Ph:(305)792-4931 Fax:(305)466-2437-- Wilma MS WSCABC - Absolute Best Care Support Inc.20345 W. Country Club Dr. Aventura, FL. 33180Ph:(305)792-4931 Fax:(305)466-2437

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