Healthcare reform needs you!
Representatives from the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities, The ARC of Georgia, the Center for Leadership in Disability, ADAPT, People First and others are in the nations capitol to meet with our elected officials and discuss the possibilities with a new administration and a new Congress. Many of you may have read or seen on television that some people with disabilities were arrested outside the White House. The reason this happened was that individuals had an opportunity to meet with President Obama’s health care czar Nancy Ann DeParle. It was expected that this staff would support the idea that any health care reform must include reform of long term services and supports. However, Ms. DeParle stated that long term services and supports would not be included in any discussions about health care reform.
Today, Wednesday April 29, 2009 over 1000 people with disabilities and their advocates met on Capitol Hill. Their message will be loud, strong and clear that any health care reform must include reform of long term services and supports. How can you help us? Call your Congressional Representative and Senator’s Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss. Let them know that you support having long term services and supports included in any health care reform and that you support the Community Choice Act (H.R. 1670 and S 683) and the Class Act (S 697). The only member of the Georgia Delegation that has signed on to be a co-sponsor of either of these bills is Rep. John Lewis.
Call today, while those of us in Washington DC are on the Hill and urge your representatives to support this legislation and to make sure that long term services and supports is included in any health care reform efforts.
United States Senate http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
United States Senate State Legislature http://www.ncsl.org/public/leglinks.cfm
United States House of Representatives http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml
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