Help us Eliminate the Twenty-Four Month Medicare Waiting > Period

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Begin forwarded message:> Subject: Help us Eliminate the Twenty-Four Month Medicare Waiting > Period>> NSCIA Chapters and Support Groups,>> Here is an opportunity for some of our members to be heard from> directly.> Please review the following message. If you or someone in your > chapter> would like to participate, but have questions, Marcie Roth, CEO of> NSCIA and> Larson, COO of NSCIA are both more than willing to speak with > you.>> You may contact Marcie at:> mroth@...> or 301) 717-7447>> You may contact at:> elarson@...> or 847-977-2109>> Thank you.>> Sincerely,> >> L. Floyd> Executive Director> Old Dominion Chapter, NSCIA> VP for Chapters> National Spinal Cord Injury Association> Office (804) 726-4990> Cell (804) 399-4898> shawn.floyd@...>> Help us Eliminate the Twenty-Four Month Medicare Waiting Period>>>> Many people know that Medicare serves both older adults and people > with> disabilities. Few are aware that, for Medicare coverage to begin,>> Americans with disabilities must wait 24 months from their first>> Social Security disability income payment, which is five months after>> Social Security deems them disabled. Medicare provides an invaluable> safety> net for Americans with disabilities, providing good, affordable health> coverage when the private insurance market turns its back. Let us work> together to make this health coverage available as soon as people need> it,> rather than 24 months later. Let us eliminate the 24-month Medicare> waiting> period. The Medicare Rights Center is committed to eliminating the> Medicare> coverage waiting period and we have recently embarked on a national> media> project to do so. Our goal is to focus attention on the personal>> experiences of people who:>> * are currently in the 24-month Medicare waiting period, or>> * finally got Medicare coverage after having gone through the>> two-year wait.>>>> These individuals would have to be comfortable talking to the press> about> their health care experiences during the Medicare waiting period.>>>> If you know of individuals with a compelling story who are willing to> participate in this project, please let us know.>>>> De Dora, Jr.>> Communications Assistant>> 1.800.333.4114 ext. 33>> mdedora@...>> www.medicarerights.org