To Accept with Modification Rockefeller Amendment #D11: On page 50, at the end of the Long Term Services and Supports section Insert, ― The Chairman’s Mark would express the Sense of the Senate that this Congress should address long-term services and supports in a comprehensive way that guarantees elderly and disabled individuals the care...
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Additional Long Term Services and Supports Amendments in the new Senate Finance bill
Community First Choice Option in new Senate Finance Bill
LATEST NEWS – Things are moving fast here in Washington DC. I know that many people with disabilities have been actively working to get the Community First Choice (CFC) Option included in health reform legislation as a whole. First proposed by by Senator Harkin as a way to get the key provisions of the...
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Baucus Health Reform Bill – Quick Overview on Disability Issues
Obviously, I am buried under health reform these days but I wanted to send out a few quick bullet points about the Baucus health reform bill that might be of interest to people with disabilities. I’ve always said that comprmise is where everybody goes away unhappy. Max Baucus’ health reform bill from the Senate Finance...
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