US Politics - CA O&P Benefits Update
Ralph Nobbe
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Title:
US Politics - CA O&P Benefits Update
Creator:
Ralph Nobbe
Date:
4/26/2010
Text:
GREAT NEWS! COPA is pleased to report that the Assembly Budget
Subcommittee on Health (Sub.#1) voted to REJECT the proposed Medi-Cal
elimination of O&P this afternoon (April 26, 2010). This bipartisan
decision was recommended by longtime friend of the O&P industry –
Assembly Subcommittee Chair Dave Jones (D-Sacramento). COPA Executive
Director and Legislative Advocate, Bryce Docherty, testified in
opposition to these cuts and supported the motion made by Assembly
Member Jones.
A special “Thank You” goes out to all COPA members, their patients and
our national partners (AOPA, AAOP and ACA) for answering the urgent call
last week to write letters to the Assembly Subcommittee. Every little
bit helps!
Next, we await the budget May Revise to be released by Governor
Schwarzenegger on May 14, 2010. This revised budget proposal may, or may
not, contain another recommendation to eliminate O&P as an “optional”
benefit to Medi-Cal patients. If so, COPA will escalate our advocacy
efforts to the entire Senate and Assembly Budget Committees as well as
legislative leadership.
Please stay tuned as all of this continues to unfold. Be prepared to
assist.
More information can be found on the COPA website or visiting
www.oandp.com/copa.
--
Ralph W. Nobbe, CPO
President, California Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
<Email Address Redacted>
Subcommittee on Health (Sub.#1) voted to REJECT the proposed Medi-Cal
elimination of O&P this afternoon (April 26, 2010). This bipartisan
decision was recommended by longtime friend of the O&P industry –
Assembly Subcommittee Chair Dave Jones (D-Sacramento). COPA Executive
Director and Legislative Advocate, Bryce Docherty, testified in
opposition to these cuts and supported the motion made by Assembly
Member Jones.
A special “Thank You” goes out to all COPA members, their patients and
our national partners (AOPA, AAOP and ACA) for answering the urgent call
last week to write letters to the Assembly Subcommittee. Every little
bit helps!
Next, we await the budget May Revise to be released by Governor
Schwarzenegger on May 14, 2010. This revised budget proposal may, or may
not, contain another recommendation to eliminate O&P as an “optional”
benefit to Medi-Cal patients. If so, COPA will escalate our advocacy
efforts to the entire Senate and Assembly Budget Committees as well as
legislative leadership.
Please stay tuned as all of this continues to unfold. Be prepared to
assist.
More information can be found on the COPA website or visiting
www.oandp.com/copa.
--
Ralph W. Nobbe, CPO
President, California Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
<Email Address Redacted>
Citation
Ralph Nobbe, “US Politics - CA O&P Benefits Update,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 23, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/231421.
