Re: NY Times article: Texas considers Medicaid Withdrawal

[Guest guest]

Did you all read this article? Parents of children with special needs on the

medicaid waiver programs and medicaid waiver waiting lists need to pay close

attention to this because it will impact their children's and their future. If

Texas pulls out of medicaid what will happen to the medicaid waiver programs.

If you think they are insufficient and don't pay enough to get good services

now, what will happen without federally matching funds, and what do you think

the services will look like (or lack of services look like!)

I think every single parent needs to be contacting their legislators and raising

some serious questions, educating them on the needs of our children and how

important these services are. These services need to be enhanced, not cut.

Does this mean only institutions in Texas will survive, what are the

reprecussions of this if it is being seriously considered.

Please speak up, this is absolutely scary, we are now rated #49 among the states

in providing services for children and adults with special needs, are we going

to slide to -49?

Nagla

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> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/us/politics/07ttmedicaid.html?_r=1

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