Call to introduce the legislation that includes Money Follows the Individual

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Dear Advocate for Home and Community Services: > > URGENT URGENT URGENT URGENT URGENT URGENT> (Call this week)> > Senator E. Grassley, Republican from Iowa is Chairman of the> powerful Senate Finance Committee. He needs to hear from advocates> to introduce the legislation that includes Money Follows the Individual> as> well as schedule hearings on MiCASSA and ending the "Institutional Bias".> > His office has had this draft legislation since July 25, 2003 and still> nothing> has been introduced. He says he will hold hearings but hasn't set date.> > The Senate Finance Committee is the committee in the Senate that hears > all bills that concern Medicaid funding. This would include MiCASSA,> Money> Follows the Individual and any block grant legislation proposed by the > Administration.> > Please call this week and tell him:> > 1. Introduce the legislation that includes Money Follows the Individual;> 2. Hold hearings on ending the "institutional bias" (MiCASSA and the > Money Follows the Individual) during the week of March 21st.> > Senator E Grassley ® Iowa> 202/224-3744> 202/224-6020 fax> 202/224-4479 TDD> http://grassley.senate.gov/webform.htm> > Your call will make a difference.> > The ADAPT Community> 512/442-0252> www.adapt.org> > NATIONAL ADAPT MAILING LIST - Adapt MiCASA List>