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ACT TODAY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) has submitted the attached amendment to the Senate Finance Chairman's Mark of the America's Healthy Future Act. Sen. Schumer's amendment would add the Community First Choice Option to the Finance Committee's health reform legislation.
The Community First Choice Medicaid state option would incorporate the core elements of the Community Choice Act into health care reform. Under the option, people who are Medicaid eligible and require an institutional level of care would be able to receive community-based attendant services and supports. Enhanced federal Medicaid matching funds will be available for states that adopt the option to help with reimbursement of expenses generated under the option.
The Senate Finance Committee will begin marking up the health reform legislation TODAY, Tuesday, September 22. Please contact Senator Charles Grassley of the Finance Committee and ask him to support Senator Schumer's Community First Choice Option amendment.
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