April 13, 2008
ACTION ALERT: ANOTHER CHANCE TO STOP VICIOUS MEDICAID CHANGES AND PROTECT COBRA!
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Call up the folks in there and tell them to cosponsor! |
Representative John Dingell (D-MI) is sponsoring legislation (H.R. 5613) that would delay the implementation of cruel regulations by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). These regulations would cut essential services for Medicaid recipients. Such changes could mean a huge hit for New York’s COBRA case management programs, which provide critical, lifesaving support for low-income people living with HIV/AIDS. COBRA is already in financial peril!
164 cosponsors have signed on to H.R. 5613. Take a moment to call your representatives and make sure they have done so. If they haven’t, urge them to get on board!
The new CMS regulations would eliminate reimbursement for targeted case management, essential outpatient services such as administration of vaccinations, vision screening and rehabilitation services, and other crucial health benefits. Dingell’s bill would delay implementation of the changes until 2009 so their potential impact can be assessed. Right now, all that's clear is that the proposed CMS cuts will save a few dollars for the federal government, while shifting a greater financial burden to the poor.
Contact your Congressional Representatives and tell them to cosponsor H.R. 5613! To find out who your representatives are, click here. If your rep is already a cosponsor, click here to see, you can still call and give your thanks. To learn more about this legislation, read this article in Thursday's Wall Street Journal.