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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings Florida: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you to all who contacted their member of Congress on preserving Tele-Health within Medicaid. Although it is not permanently saved, please see the notice below from President Riccobono. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h3><b>Letter to Congress Regarding the Expiration of the Extended Medicare Telehealth Benefits:</b><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoListParagraph style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>In December 2024, Congress extended the expiration date for the expanded Medicare telehealth benefits. The current deadline is March 31, 2025. On March 5, we sent a </span><a href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/policy-statements/letter-congress-regarding-expiration-extended"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>letter to all members of Congress urging them to make permanent the expanded telehealth benefits</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>. Over the weekend, Congress released the proposed text of a new continuing resolution (CR). I am pleased to announce that this new CR moves the proposed end date from March 31 to September 30, 2025. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Camille Tate, president<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind of Florida <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Board of Directors <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="http://www.nfbflorida.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.nfbflorida.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Tel: 321.372.4899<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>With love, hope and determination, we transform dreams into reality.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>