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NGA Medicaid
Reform Task Force National
Governors Association Hall of States 444 North
Capitol Street Washington, DC
20001-1512 Dear Governors: The undersigned organizations urge you,
as members of the National Governors Association Medicaid Reform Task Force, to
protect and strengthen the Medicaid program when considering reform
proposals. The Medicaid program plays an essential
role in providing health insurance and long-term care to your state's most vulnerable seniors, children, women of
child-bearing age, working parents and people with disabilities. Medicaid provides vital screening,
preventive services, and treatments for children and women of child-bearing
age; assistive technology and durable medical equipment that people with
disabilities need; and the crucial prescription drug coverage, long-term care
and community based services that seniors and people with disabilities of all
ages rely upon. We look forward to working with you to
maintain your state's commitment to the people who rely on the Medicaid program
for health coverage and essential long-term care. To that end, we urge you
to reject any proposal that would cap federal funding for all or any part of
the program. Such capped funding
would undoubtedly result in reduced funding of Medicaid, especially in times of
greatest need. We also look forward to
working with you so that Medicaid continues to provide reliable, affordable, and
high-quality services to everyone who depends on the program. Sincerely, ACORN: Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now Advancing Independence: Modernizing Medicare and Medicaid AFL-CIO Alliance for Retired Americans Alzheimer's Association Ambulatory Pediatric Association American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry American Academy of Pediatrics American Association of People with Disabilities American Association of University Women American Association on Health and Disability American Association on Mental Retardation American College of Nurse-Midwives American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists American Congress of Community Support & Employment Services American Council of the Blind American Counseling Association American Dental Education Association American Dental Hygienists' Association American Diabetes Association American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees American Federation of Teachers American Geriatrics Society American Health Care Association American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association American Medical Student Association American Medical Women's Association American Nephrology Nurses Association American Network of Community Options and Resources American Nurses Association American Occupational Therapy Association American Pediatric Society American Psychological Association American Public Health Association American Society of Consultant Pharmacists American Therapeutic Recreation Association Association for Persons in Supported Employment Association of Academic Physiatrists Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs Association of Tech Act Projects Association of University Centers on Disabilities Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Brain Injury Association of America Catholic Charities USA Catholic Health Association of the United States Center for Disability Issues & the Health Professions Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. Child Welfare League of America Children's Defense Fund Communications Workers of America Community Health Care Association of the Dakotas Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf Connecticut Primary Care Association Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (Prevention Task Force) Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Health Task Force Council of Women's and Infants' Specialty Hospitals Covering Kentucky Kids & Families Coalition Disability Service Providers of America Easter Seals Epilepsy Foundation Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Families USA Family Voices Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health Florida Council of Behavioral Healthcare Helen Keller National Center HIV Medicine Association Idaho Primary Care Association Infectious Diseases Society of America International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care International Union, UAW Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Kentucky Primary Care Association Lutheran Services in America March of Dimes Medicare Rights Center Mental Health Resources, Inc. MultiCare Health System NAACP National Association for Children's Behavioral Health National Association for Home Care and Hospice National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics National Association of Community Health Centers National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils National Association of Hispanic Elderly National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems National Association of School Psychologists National Association of Social Workers National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform National Coalition for the Homeless National Coalition on Deaf-Blindness National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare National Council for Community Behavioral Health Care National Council of Jewish Women National Council of La Raza National Council on Independent Living National Council on the Aging National Down Syndrome Congress National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association National Health Care for the Homeless Council National Health Law Program National Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association National Mental Health Association National Partnership for Women and Families National PTA National Renal Administrators Association National Respite Coalition National Senior Citizens Law Center National Urban League National Women's Law Center NISH OWL,
the voice of midlife and older women Paralyzed Veterans of America Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute Parents for Behaviorally Different Children Planned Parenthood Federation of America Presbyterian Church (USA) Washington Office Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America Renal Leadership Council Reproductive Health Technologies Project ReVisions Behavioral Health Systems School Social Work Association of America Service Employees International Union Society for Adolescent Medicine Society for Pediatric Medicine Spina Bifida Association of America The Alan Guttmacher Institute The Arc of the United States Title II Community AIDS National Network Union of American Hebrew Congregations United Cerebral Palsy United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries United Food and Commercial Workers International Union United Jewish Communities USAction Voice of the Retarded Voices for America's Children Voters for Choice Action Fund Women of Reform Judaism World Institute on Disability | |
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