Fw: Funding for Orthotic and Prosthetic Devices for Medicaid -Eligible Adults
Tony Barr
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Title:
Fw: Funding for Orthotic and Prosthetic Devices for Medicaid -Eligible Adults
Creator:
Tony Barr
Text:
>
> HOORAY! AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION, THUS FAR!!!
> The Florida Senate Health and Human Services SubCommittee responded to the
> pleas of FAOP,the Barr Foundation,UASA, consumer advocates and practitioners
> by proposing the expenditure of $4.5 million for orthotic and prosthetic
> devices for Medicaid eligible adults.Senator Tom Rossin(D-Palm Beach)and
> Senator Howard Foreman(D-Fort Lauderdale)raised the issue and the other
> members of the subcommittee supported it.
>
> BUT,IT IS NOT A DONE DEAL YET!!Within the next two weeks,the House and the
> Senate committees must agree on only one budget,called the Conference
> Report,which will go to the Governor sometime in April.
>
> WE NEED YOUR CONTINUED ASSISTANCE BY THANKING THESE LEGISLATORS FOR THEIR
> SUPPORT AND URGING ALL TO SUPPORT THE SENATE POSITION OF $4.5 MILLION FOR
> PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC DEVICES FOR MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE ADULTS.
>
> You will find their names addresses,telephone and fax numbers on
> www.oandp.com/barr
>
>
> We are almost there,PLEASE help us help other citizens of Florida become WHOLE
> AGAIN by calling and writting today
>
> PRACTITIONERS AND CONSUMER GROUPS-PLEASE CONTACT YOU PATIENTS AND MEMBERS AND PROVIDE THIS NOTICE THRU YOUR DATA BASES TO GET THE WORD OUT TO THESE LEGISLATORS.IF YOU REQUIRE A FORM
> LETTER,REQUEST IT AND I WILL SEND IT OUT FOR YOU TO MAIL TO YOUR PATIENTS.
YOU CAN HELP CHANGE THE SYSTEM FOR THE CONSUMER WHO YOU MAY HAVE HAD TO TURN AWAY
> PREVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF LACK OF O&P COVERAGES FROM THE STATE FOR THOSE OVER THE AGE OF 21.
>
> ANTHONY T. BARR
> BARR FOUNDATION
> <Email Address Redacted>
> www.oandp.com/barr
> HOORAY! AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION, THUS FAR!!!
> The Florida Senate Health and Human Services SubCommittee responded to the
> pleas of FAOP,the Barr Foundation,UASA, consumer advocates and practitioners
> by proposing the expenditure of $4.5 million for orthotic and prosthetic
> devices for Medicaid eligible adults.Senator Tom Rossin(D-Palm Beach)and
> Senator Howard Foreman(D-Fort Lauderdale)raised the issue and the other
> members of the subcommittee supported it.
>
> BUT,IT IS NOT A DONE DEAL YET!!Within the next two weeks,the House and the
> Senate committees must agree on only one budget,called the Conference
> Report,which will go to the Governor sometime in April.
>
> WE NEED YOUR CONTINUED ASSISTANCE BY THANKING THESE LEGISLATORS FOR THEIR
> SUPPORT AND URGING ALL TO SUPPORT THE SENATE POSITION OF $4.5 MILLION FOR
> PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC DEVICES FOR MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE ADULTS.
>
> You will find their names addresses,telephone and fax numbers on
> www.oandp.com/barr
>
>
> We are almost there,PLEASE help us help other citizens of Florida become WHOLE
> AGAIN by calling and writting today
>
> PRACTITIONERS AND CONSUMER GROUPS-PLEASE CONTACT YOU PATIENTS AND MEMBERS AND PROVIDE THIS NOTICE THRU YOUR DATA BASES TO GET THE WORD OUT TO THESE LEGISLATORS.IF YOU REQUIRE A FORM
> LETTER,REQUEST IT AND I WILL SEND IT OUT FOR YOU TO MAIL TO YOUR PATIENTS.
YOU CAN HELP CHANGE THE SYSTEM FOR THE CONSUMER WHO YOU MAY HAVE HAD TO TURN AWAY
> PREVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF LACK OF O&P COVERAGES FROM THE STATE FOR THOSE OVER THE AGE OF 21.
>
> ANTHONY T. BARR
> BARR FOUNDATION
> <Email Address Redacted>
> www.oandp.com/barr
Citation
Tony Barr, “Fw: Funding for Orthotic and Prosthetic Devices for Medicaid -Eligible Adults,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/210390.
