Re: Waiver comments on Dual Eligibility

[Guest guest]

My son is on the Adult Home Based Services and has Medicare and Medicaid right

now, is that going to change?

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From: Jerue Family <jeruefamily@...>

IPADDUnite

Sent: Fri, December 23, 2011 7:35:09 AM

Subject: Waiver comments on Dual Eligibility

 

In looking through the beginning of what you initially posted, Ellen, I see this

and wonder why the box isn’t checked --

1.. Dual Eligibility for Medicaid and Medicare.

Check if applicable:

[ ] This waiver provides services for individuals who

are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.

If this isn’t part of the new Waiver, whoa! Wouldn’t that disqualify ,

for

example, when she eventually gets Medicare and Medicaid, sometime next year?

Please tell me I’m reading this wrong!

[Guest guest]

This will impact the people with disabilities whose parents have retired as

well. as those who worked to get SSDI credits on their own. There is a big

push for " Employment First " in Illinois which will mean , hopefully, more

people with disabilities working and earning SSDI and eventually Medicaire.

Many of those people will need the waiver to pay for job coaches. I am

glad Lori found this and hoping the advoacates at the table realize the

error and make the change to include Medicare recipients as well.

Cindi

[Guest guest]

I could not find the section you are referring to but did see a

reference to this on page 3 under 1. Request for Information. It states

that for " New waivers requesting five year approval periods, the waiver

must serve individuals who are dually eligible for Medicaid and

Medicare. " This is a RENEWAL for 5 years and currently does include

individuals who are dual eligible. I did not see anything that says the

Waiver will exclusively include people who are only receiving Medicaid.

However, they DO need to have Medicaid as this is a MEDICAID waiver

program.

Perhaps you can tell me the specific page you were referring to so I can

offer a better explanation to your question.

>

> In looking through the beginning of what you initially posted, Ellen,

I see this and wonder why the box isn’t checked --

>

> 1.. Dual Eligibility for Medicaid and Medicare.

> Check if applicable:

> [ ] This waiver provides services for individuals who

> are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.

>

> If this isn’t part of the new Waiver, whoa! Wouldn’t

that disqualify , for example, when she eventually gets Medicare

and Medicaid, sometime next year?

>

> Please tell me I’m reading this wrong!

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

, thanks for clearing that up!

From: lisalewclearbrook18

Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 9:02 PM

IPADDUnite

Subject: Re: Waiver comments on Dual Eligibility

I could not find the section you are referring to but did see a

reference to this on page 3 under 1. Request for Information. It states

that for " New waivers requesting five year approval periods, the waiver

must serve individuals who are dually eligible for Medicaid and

Medicare. " This is a RENEWAL for 5 years and currently does include

individuals who are dual eligible. I did not see anything that says the

Waiver will exclusively include people who are only receiving Medicaid.

However, they DO need to have Medicaid as this is a MEDICAID waiver

program.

Perhaps you can tell me the specific page you were referring to so I can

offer a better explanation to your question.

>

> In looking through the beginning of what you initially posted, Ellen,

I see this and wonder why the box isn’t checked --

>

> 1.. Dual Eligibility for Medicaid and Medicare.

> Check if applicable:

> [ ] This waiver provides services for individuals who

> are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.

>

> If this isn’t part of the new Waiver, whoa! Wouldn’t

that disqualify , for example, when she eventually gets Medicare

and Medicaid, sometime next year?

>

> Please tell me I’m reading this wrong!

>

>

>

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