Laura
06-16-2009, 11:50 PM
Hello Everyone!
This Action Alert is VERY important, so please respond quickly! Scroll
down to the Alert and click on the Take Action link near the top of the
Alert. This will take you to a sample letter that you can email or fax
to the Senator. Feel free to personalize it. Afterwards, mail a key --
any old key -- to Senator Baucus's Helena office to remind him that the
Community Choice Act is KEY to healthcare reform. The address is below,
and will also be in your thank-you email.
Anita T. Cameron
Systems Advocate
497 State Street
Rochester, New York 14608
(585) 546-7510 (Voice)
(585) 546-7512 (TTY)
(585) 546-7577 (Fax)
www.cdrnys.org
"Helping People Help Themselves"
_______________________________
From: Center for Disability Rights
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 2:01 PM
Subject: Tell Senator Max Baucus: The Community Choice Act is KEY to
healthcare reform!
Tell Senator Max Baucus: The Community Choice Act is KEY to healthcare
reform!
Web link:
http://capwiz.com/rochestercdr/utr/1/HVECKRLKVE/KMLNKRLLHF/3495322291
Take Action!
Tell Senator Max Baucus: The Community Choice Act is KEY to healthcare
reform!
At this point, it is unclear whether the Senate Finance Committee's
legislation will include ANY initiatives around long term services and
supports, but they have been very clear that they will NOT address the
institutional bias as part of healthcare reform.
Although Senator Baucus is from Montana, as Chair of the Senate Finance
Committee he plays a critical role in development of legislation that
will implement healthcare reform and he decides whether healthcare
reform will eliminate the institutional bias. Despite repeated
requests, Senator Baucus steadfastly refuses to address the
institutional bias as part of healthcare reform.
Senator Baucus prefers to maintain the current system which gives states
the ability to limit home and community based services and force seniors
and people with disabilities into nursing facilities and other
institutions. Senator Baucus refuses to give seniors and people with
disabilities the freedom to remain in the community.
No matter what anyone says, cost is NOT the issue. The Congressional
Budget Office recently confirmed that the Community Choice Act (S 683/
HR 1670) may cost roughly $5 billion; that's comparable to a study done
by Mitch LaPlante. Although $5 billion may seem like a lot of money,
healthcare reform may cost upwards of a trillion dollars. So for just a
tiny fraction of the cost of the healthcare reform package, our country
could include the Community Choice Act in healthcare reform and
eliminate the institutional bias. Seniors and people with disabilities
would have a REAL CHOICE in long term services and supports and have the
opportunity to enjoy the simple freedoms that every other American takes
for granted.
Click on the "Take Action" link located near the top of this alert, and
you can email or fax Senator Baucus to tell, him that we must include
the Community Choice Act in healthcare reform. Feel free to personalize
your letter, enter your personal information and click the Send button
to make your voice heard!
After you do this alert, please mail Senator Baucus a key in his Helena
office. Any old key will do.
We hope that by getting keys in his office, he will see how CCA is key
to healthcare reform!
His address is:
Honorable Senator Baucus
Empire Block
30 West 14th Street, Suite 206
Helena, MT 59601
Thank you for taking action to FREE OUR PEOPLE!
This Action Alert is VERY important, so please respond quickly! Scroll
down to the Alert and click on the Take Action link near the top of the
Alert. This will take you to a sample letter that you can email or fax
to the Senator. Feel free to personalize it. Afterwards, mail a key --
any old key -- to Senator Baucus's Helena office to remind him that the
Community Choice Act is KEY to healthcare reform. The address is below,
and will also be in your thank-you email.
Anita T. Cameron
Systems Advocate
497 State Street
Rochester, New York 14608
(585) 546-7510 (Voice)
(585) 546-7512 (TTY)
(585) 546-7577 (Fax)
www.cdrnys.org
"Helping People Help Themselves"
_______________________________
From: Center for Disability Rights
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 2:01 PM
Subject: Tell Senator Max Baucus: The Community Choice Act is KEY to
healthcare reform!
Tell Senator Max Baucus: The Community Choice Act is KEY to healthcare
reform!
Web link:
http://capwiz.com/rochestercdr/utr/1/HVECKRLKVE/KMLNKRLLHF/3495322291
Take Action!
Tell Senator Max Baucus: The Community Choice Act is KEY to healthcare
reform!
At this point, it is unclear whether the Senate Finance Committee's
legislation will include ANY initiatives around long term services and
supports, but they have been very clear that they will NOT address the
institutional bias as part of healthcare reform.
Although Senator Baucus is from Montana, as Chair of the Senate Finance
Committee he plays a critical role in development of legislation that
will implement healthcare reform and he decides whether healthcare
reform will eliminate the institutional bias. Despite repeated
requests, Senator Baucus steadfastly refuses to address the
institutional bias as part of healthcare reform.
Senator Baucus prefers to maintain the current system which gives states
the ability to limit home and community based services and force seniors
and people with disabilities into nursing facilities and other
institutions. Senator Baucus refuses to give seniors and people with
disabilities the freedom to remain in the community.
No matter what anyone says, cost is NOT the issue. The Congressional
Budget Office recently confirmed that the Community Choice Act (S 683/
HR 1670) may cost roughly $5 billion; that's comparable to a study done
by Mitch LaPlante. Although $5 billion may seem like a lot of money,
healthcare reform may cost upwards of a trillion dollars. So for just a
tiny fraction of the cost of the healthcare reform package, our country
could include the Community Choice Act in healthcare reform and
eliminate the institutional bias. Seniors and people with disabilities
would have a REAL CHOICE in long term services and supports and have the
opportunity to enjoy the simple freedoms that every other American takes
for granted.
Click on the "Take Action" link located near the top of this alert, and
you can email or fax Senator Baucus to tell, him that we must include
the Community Choice Act in healthcare reform. Feel free to personalize
your letter, enter your personal information and click the Send button
to make your voice heard!
After you do this alert, please mail Senator Baucus a key in his Helena
office. Any old key will do.
We hope that by getting keys in his office, he will see how CCA is key
to healthcare reform!
His address is:
Honorable Senator Baucus
Empire Block
30 West 14th Street, Suite 206
Helena, MT 59601
Thank you for taking action to FREE OUR PEOPLE!