AJC Article- "Medicaid Rolls Decline....."- Need Your Help Educating the AJC!
http://www.lgtinc.org/articles/186/1/AJC-Article--"Medicaid-Rolls-Decline....."--Need-Your-Help-Educating-the-AJC!
Heidi J. Moore
Heidi has a BS in Civil Engineering from Purdue. After the birth of her son Jacob, she elected to stay home to ensure his needs were met. Heidi is very involved in many organizations;last year she was appointed by the Governorâs office to be on 3 Medicaid Reform committees, looking at overhauling the entire Medicaid system.Heidi currently has an advocacy distribution list of over 2,500 members to promote awareness of the advocacy issues that affect children and adults w/ disabilities & empower parents. By Heidi J. Moore
Published on 10/2/2006
September 30, 2006
Dearest Advocates:
There was an article in the AJC newspaper today on the Medicaid situation written by Andy Miller (jamiller@ajc.com ). Although I appreciate the coverage of the Medicaid situation, I do not think this article really explained the urgency and concern families and providers have within the Medicaid system (difficulty in getting services, paperwork, lack of providers due to the amount of paperwork, people being denied, etc).
Here is the AJC article ....Just in case you missed it:
In addition, there was a comment in the article about Katie Beckett Waiver families having primary insurance (which kind of makes it sound like it's not a big deal if they don't have Medicaid).......We all know how important having Medicaid as secondary insurance is because most of our primary healthcare insurance companies do not pay for a lot of the services needed (especially for children with disabilities - which includes therapy).
PLEASE take a minute to help the AJC newspaper understand the urgency and need for reform in the entire Medicaid system. Explain to them that they need to have more in-depth articles done about this situation!
This is why we are having the Healthcare for Kids Rally on November 4th.........To make healthcare a priority in this state!
Send your e-mails to Andy (jamiller@ajc.com) and the editor ( letters@ajc.com) .
We need to continue to educate the State on the issues impacting our children and the media is a great tool to do so. Please let the AJC know how this has impacted your family!
Thanks again for your continued efforts in making the "real" issues known.
United...We Will Make A Difference!
Sincerely,
Heidi
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Heidi J. Moore
(Proud Mother to Jacob - 6 years old with Down syndrome & Jared - 5 years old)
"Help The Children Now, So They Can Help Themselves Later!"
The material contained in this e-mail is for general information only. It
is not intended in any way to provide or offer legal advice. To obtain
legal advice, please consult with your attorney or a qualified legal
representative.
Heidi J. Moore
(Proud Mother to Jacob - 6 years old with Down syndrome & Jared - 5 years old)
"Help The Children Now, So They Can Help Themselves Later!"
The material contained in this e-mail is for general information only. It
is not intended in any way to provide or offer legal advice. To obtain
legal advice, please consult with your attorney or a qualified legal
representative.