RE: Fully Fund Medicaid Waivers for the Developmentally Disabled - DPC Action Alert - Help Bring the Waiting List Crisis to the Attention of the Obama Administration

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Help Bring the Waiting List Crisis to the Attention of the Obama Administration

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Second Round of Voting - January 15 deadline!

BackgroundIdeas for Change in America is a citizen-driven project that aims to identify and create momentum around the best ideas for how the Obama Administration and 111th Congress can turn the broad call for "change" across the country into specific policies.

The Arc is again using this great resource to bring attention to the waiting list crisis for Medicaid home and community based services. We ask that you vote for the "change" below: National Priority for the Economic Stimulus Package: Fully Fund Medicaid Waivers for Persons with Developmental Disabilities.Funding health care and services for individuals with developmental disabilities, disabilities and the elderly creates jobs, careers, business opportunities while filling a critical need. I propose that the federal government:1. Fully fund the Medicaid Waiver Program as part of the next Economic Stimulus Package. 2. Consider this as an increased federal match so that states are not put into an impossible situation.3. Create portability of services across states and counties as is allowed with Medicare and Social Security. More.... Status of this "change"December 20, 2008 - The first round of voting began.January 1, 2009 - The first round of voting closed. The Medicaid waiver issue made it to the top 3 ideas in Health care, which was needed in order to make it to the second round. January 5, 2009 - The second round of voting began.January 15, 2009 - The second (and final!) round of voting closes.January 16, 2009 - Change.org will co-host an event at the National Press Club in Washington, DC to announce the top 10 rated ideas and their plans for supporting the formation of a national advocacy campaign behind each idea in collaboration with their nonprofit partners. For more information see: http://www.change.org/ideas/faq January 20, 2009 - The top 10 rated ideas will be presented to the Obama Administration on Inauguration Day as the "Top 10 Ideas for America." A national campaign behind each idea will then be launched. Take Action1) Please vote on the waiting list crisis at: http://www.change.org/ideas/view/fully_fund_medicaid_waivers_for_the_developmentally_disabledClick on the "vote" button. You will then need to create an account (or sign in if you already have one) for your vote to be registered. * Important Note: Make certain your vote registers. You must click on the number to the left of the title that says "VOTE" under it in order to have your vote actually count. Once you have done that, it will say "VOTED". Registering on the site and entering a comment DOES NOT count as a vote! About 1/3 of our votes in the last round were lost this way!2) Feel free to post a comment on this change, noting what state you live in to show that this is a national crisis.3) Please ask your family and friends to do the same. Every vote matters!We will keep you updated on the results .....

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