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Healthcare for Kids Rally Update!!!!!
http://www.lgtinc.org/articles/205/1/Healthcare-for-Kids-Rally-Update!!!!!
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 11/3/2006
 
November 2, 2006
 
Dearest Advocates:
 
Healthcare for Kids Rally Update
 
Rally Day is Here!
 
 
As many of you know........I have been very involved in the organization of the Healthcare for Kids Rally that is going to take place this Saturday, November 4, 2006 at 9:30am at Georgia State Capitol.
 
 
Please make every effort to attend this largest grassroots advocacy effort our state has ever seen.  We need to show our strength in numbers and put faces to the situation! 
 
 
For more information regarding the Rally and helpful tips the day of the event, please visit us at www.kidshealthcarega.org.
 
 
Therapy Survey Results are In!
 
 
In addition to Rally preparation- our group recently conducted a therapy survey in which over 140 therapists from 57 GA counties participated.  Bottom line: the new prior authorization procedure for therapy services (implemented on September 1st) HAS had a HUGE impact on the services our children are receiving and the providers that service them!
 
 
The survey clearly shows that cuts in services and increases in bureaucratic paperwork are having a detrimental impact on the children. Georgia taxpayers need to know that their tax dollars are being wasted on paper pushing and not being spent on the very people for whom these programs are intended to help......our children.  We now have the "data" to prove that there is a REAL PROBLEM in the system that needs to be fixed ASAP!
 
 
We will be posting the press release regarding the survey later today on our website.
 

Media Coverage Update!

 

I wanted to send you a quick email letting you know that we are actively working with the media to spread the word regarding our Healthcare for Kids Rally. Here are just a example of a few of the media outlets that have or will be covering the event:

 

Atlanta Parent Magazine, Johns Creek Herald Newspaper, Revue and News Newspaper, National American Speech-Language Hearing Association(National publication), AJC newspaper, Mundo Hispanic Newspaper, Martha Zoller National Radio talk show on AM 550 (today), Georgia Trend Magazine and the list goes on and on......

 

We also continuing to work with all TV and local newspapers for the continued coverage of the Rally. Please note: that all the above references are subject to change.

 

I hope you can see that this is going to be a major event to bring attention to a serious issue....Healthcare for our kids must be a priority!  Hope to see you there. Arrive early, to allow you enough time to park and walk to the event.

Kids are welcomed and encouraged to come!

See you on Saturday.

Sincerely,

Heidi

--
Heidi J. Moore
(Proud Mother to Jacob - 6 years old with Down syndrome & Jared - 5 years old)

Additional information regarding the Healthcare for Kids Rally, please visit us at www.kidshealthcarega.org

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