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

Fri May 15 12:26:32 UTC 2020

Thank you Jim.
Mary

On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 8:21 AM Jim McCollum via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
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> Justin, Mary and all,
> John Pare informed me that he anticipated the Federation will support this
> bill, but he needs to review it further to be sure there is nothing in it
> that will be a problem for us. So we do not yet have an official position.
> I hope everyone is doing well.
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> Jim McCollum
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> Sent from my iPhone
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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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> the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who
> feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.”
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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
> *To:* NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* Mary Silverberg <marysilverfox at gmail.com>
> *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!*
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> *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: *
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> Stacy Sanders at Stacy_Sanders at aging.senate.gov,
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> Michael Gamel-McCormick at Michael_Gamel-McCormick at aging.senate.gov,
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> Samantha Koehler at Samantha_Koehler at aging.senate.gov, or
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> 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
> <https://disasterstrategies.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ee4ede4e4b843b579fff1fd86&id=50acb9f5d9&e=56fcf91985>
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> ____________________________________________________*
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> *CMS Needs to Hear from Us!*
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> 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.
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> https://mailchi.mp/disasterstrategies/legislative-sign-on-cms-public-comment
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> *Be safe y en solidaridad*,
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