Webinar: Learn How To Stand Up Against Medicaid Waiver Cuts!

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Your Medicaid Waiver ServicesMay Be At Risk!

Are you enrolled in the Community Based Alternatives (CBA),Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS), Home and Community-based Services (HCS), or the Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP) Medicaid Waiver Program? If so, you may be subjectto severe cuts in your service plan.

Learn more!

 

SESSION 1: MONDAY, OCTOBER 10th

Topic: “Service Cuts in Medicaid Waiver Programs—

Who will be affected, how will cuts be implemented and what are yourrights?”

Morning: 10-11:30 a.m.Evening (Repeat session): 6-7:30 p.m.Click here to download this presentation in a PDF

 

SESSION 2: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11th

Topic: “How to Explain Your Service Needs!”

Afternoon: 12-1:00 p.m.Evening (Repeat session): 6-7:00 p.m.Click here to download this presentation in a PDF

 

Join Us for FREE

Webinar Sessions

on October 10th and 11th!

(These webinars are intended for individuals in the CBA, CLASS, HCS, and MDCP waiver programs, their families and advocates.)

 

The webinars will be hosted by: The Arc of Texas, Disability Rights Texas, EveryChild, Inc., and the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities in collaboration with the Texas Center on Disability Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, Center on Disability and Development at Texas A & M, and the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:The webinars are FREE, but space is limited.  Register for these informative webinars as soon as possible! Please collaborate with groups in your community to share a line in order to maximize the number of participants.To register for any of the webinars click the link below and follow the directions provided:Click below to register for Webinars:https://tamucehd.qualtrics.com//SE/?SID=SV_26oOFEM5fdAzJe4

To participate in these webinars you will need a computer with internet access so you can see the presentation and speakers or headphones so you can hear the presenters. BACKGROUND INFORMATION:The Texas Legislature passed a state budget that makes significant cuts to the HCS, CLASS, MDCP and CBA Medicaid Waiver Programs (cuts total $31 million in state funding).  The cuts target higher cost service plans by setting new and much lower service caps on many critical services. Approximately 10,000 Texans will be affected.Cuts will be made through an individual review process that begins now and goes through November 30, 2011. All service cuts are effective December 1, 2011, unless you disagreed with your cuts and got an exception or have asked for a Medicaid fair hearing and are waiting for a hearing date or decision. During the service reviews, individuals and families must know their rights and be prepared to explain and document their need for services at the currently approved levels to prevent reductions in needed services.  There may be cases where the individual can do with less, but there will also be cases where getting fewer services will negatively affect the person’s health, safety and welfare.  The process is complex and can be overwhelming.  Know your rights, learn about the process and be prepared. 

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