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

Jim McCollum j.mccollum64 at comcast.net
Thu May 14 22:00:20 UTC 2020


Hi, Justin. 
I’ve heard nothing about this bill, either. I e-mailed John Pare and asked about it. I’m waiting to hear back from him. 


Jim McCollum
860-581-0430
j.mccollum64 at comcast.net

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> On May 14, 2020, at 4:36 PM, Justin Salisbury via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi Mary,
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> As you might recall, I now live and work in Philadelphia, only a few blocks away from the organization that is promoting this initiative.
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> 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?
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> Stay healthy, everyone!
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> Justin
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> From: CT-NFB <ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Mary Silverberg via CT-NFB
> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2020 2:25 PM
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> Subject: [CT-NFB] Fwd: Action Alert! Legislative Sign On & CMS Public Comment please distribute
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> FYI   Mary
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> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Melissa Marshall <melissamarshallada at gmail.com>
> 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>
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> 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
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> Action Alert!
> Legislative Sign-on Today & CMS Public Comments Needed
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> Senator Casey is introducing the Recovery for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act TOMORROW Thursday, May 14, 2020
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> To add your organizational support, or for more information, on this bill contact: 
> Stacy Sanders at Stacy_Sanders at aging.senate.gov,
> Michael Gamel-McCormick at Michael_Gamel-McCormick at aging.senate.gov,
> Samantha Koehler at Samantha_Koehler at aging.senate.gov, or
> Josh Dubenski at Josh_Dubenski at aging.senate.gov.
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> You can read the one pager for the Recovery for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act here [Link]
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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.
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> Shareable link with this information.
> https://mailchi.mp/disasterstrategies/legislative-sign-on-cms-public-comment
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> Be safe y en solidaridad, 
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