[Missouri-l] FW: New Development!

[Denny Huff]

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Altschul [mailto:paltschul at centurytel.net] 
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:15 AM
To: DHuff at moblind.org
Subject: RE: [Missouri-l] New Development!

Many thanks.  It might be useful to post your response to the lists.

Keep up the good work.

Best, Peter 



-----Original Message-----
From: Denny Huff [mailto:dhuff at moblind.org]
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:58 AM
To: 'peter altschul'
Subject: RE: [Missouri-l] New Development!

With the 150 to 300 % over poverty level it would affectively eliminate a
large number of blind pension recipients from receiving medical coverage.
The income would include the blind pension itself which was the reason this
coverage was inintiated in the first place back in 1967.  It would leave
many blind Missourians without any recourse for receiving medical coverage
given their existing conditions.  It would even force many of them to take
up residency in nursing homes to receive the care and medical assistance
they would need.


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-----Original Message-----
From: peter altschul [mailto:paltschul at centurytel.net]
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:54 AM
To: DHuff at moblind.org
Subject: re: [Missouri-l] New Development!

What's unacceptable about this?

Thanks, Peter



> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Denny Huff" <dhuff at moblind.org
>To: <ew at moblind.org
>Date sent: Thu, 17 May 2012 09:27:57 -0500
>Subject: [Missouri-l] New Development!

>All,



>                It looks as though Rep.  Silvey has submitted an
amendment to
>SB854 which was passed by the House yesterday.  The amendment
will establish
>the statutory authority for the recent restructuring of the State
Blind
>Medical benefit passed in the Appropriations bills.  The Senate
voted it
>down so it will now go to a conference committee.  Below are the
names of
>the conference committee members that will address this bill.  We
need to
>contact these Senators and Representatives and let them know this
is not
>acceptable.

>I don't have the names of the Senate conference members but will
send that
>info as soon as I receive it.  In the meantime please contact the
following
>Representatives immediately.



>Thomas Long

>573-751-2381

>Thomas.Long at house.mo.gov



>Jay Barnes

>573-751-2412

>Jay.Barnes at house.mo.gov



>RyanSilv 573-751-5282



>Ryan.Silvey at house.mo.gov



>Rory Ellinger

>573-751-4265

>Rory.Ellinger at house.mo.gov



>Judy Morgan

>573-751-4485

>Judy.Morgan at house.mo.gov







>                Should the bill pass the conference committee it
would
>effectively eliminate a large number of blind pension recipients
from
>receiving medical coverage.



>                We need to let them know that many blind people
would be
>without medical coverage with not recourse for finding new
coverage.  It
>would most likely result in many of the recipients needing to
eventually go
>into a nursing home to receive the care and medical coverage they
would
>need.  Many of them would need to go to an emergency room to
receive health
>care costing the state more money in the long run.



>Plead our case with them and as always, keep it simple and
polite.







>_________________________________________________________________
___________
>_

>Denny Huff- President

>Missouri Council of the Blind

>P: (636) 262-1383

>TF: (888) 362-1383

>F: (314) 558-0298

>Phone Cast: (816) 298-8969



>DHuff at MoBlind.Org

>www.moblind.org

>The purpose of Missouri Council of the Blind shall be to promote 
the general
>well-being of our members and legally blind people in Missouri, 
and to
>support

>or participate in other programs promoting the best interests of 
legally
>blind people everywhere.





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