[CT-NFB] Fwd: Action Alert! Legislative Sign On & CMS Public Comment please distribute

Thu May 14 20:34:48 UTC 2020

Hi Mary,

As you might recall, I now live and work in Philadelphia, only a few blocks away from the organization that is promoting this initiative.

I haven’t heard that the NFB has taken a stance on this, but there may be something new that I don’t know. Have we taken a stance?

Stay healthy, everyone!

Justin

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Date: Thu, May 14, 2020 at 12:22 PM
Subject: Fwd: Action Alert! Legislative Sign On & CMS Public Comment please distribute
To: Melissa Marshall <melissa.marshall at snet.net<mailto:melissa.marshall at snet.net>>

Please distribute to your networks. Note that organizational sign on for the Recovery for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act and comments for nursing home regulations called Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) are being requested. You can sign on organizations directly using the form below. Feel free to submit individual comments on the proposed regulation. I will be drafting comments on behalf of the Alliance.-Melissa

Action Alert!

Legislative Sign-on Today & CMS Public Comments Needed

Senator Casey is introducing the Recovery for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act TOMORROW Thursday, May 14, 2020

To add your organizational support, or for more information, on this bill contact:

Stacy Sanders at Stacy_Sanders at aging.senate.gov<mailto:Stacy_Sanders at aging.senate.gov>,

Michael Gamel-McCormick at Michael_Gamel-McCormick at aging.senate.gov<mailto:Michael_Gamel-McCormick at aging.senate.gov>,

Samantha Koehler at Samantha_Koehler at aging.senate.gov<mailto:Samantha_Koehler at aging.senate.gov>, or

Josh Dubenski at Josh_Dubenski at aging.senate.gov<mailto:Josh_Dubenski at aging.senate.gov>.

You can read the one pager for the Recovery for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act here<https://disasterstrategies.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee4ede4e4b843b579fff1fd86&id=50acb9f5d9&e=56fcf91985> [Link<https://disasterstrategies.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee4ede4e4b843b579fff1fd86&id=672c5b0999&e=56fcf91985>]

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CMS Needs to Hear from Us!

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has put out for public comment, nursing home regulations called Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR). The Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) is a federal rule to help keep people with disabilities from being unnecessarily placed in Medicaid-funded nursing facilities, and to help people in these facilities transition back to the community.

Shareable link with this information.
https://mailchi.mp/disasterstrategies/legislative-sign-on-cms-public-comment

Be safe y en solidaridad,

Germán Luis Parodi
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