Ask Your Representative to Support CLASS Act and FMAP
The House of Representatives' first floor vote on health reform may come as early as Saturday. This comprehensive bill, the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962), has important provisions that ANCOR supports.
--Inclusion of the Community Living Services and Supports Act (the CLASS Act), a new actuarially sound, premium-based, national long term services insurance program to help adults with functional impairments remain independent in their communities. This cash benefit would reduce the burden on federal and state Medicaid programs.
--Inclusion of the current American Recovery and Reinvestment Act increase in federal Medicaid payments (FMAP) to states with high unemployment rates for an additional six months.
--Inclusion of a statement of support for the Community First Choice Option to encourage states to cover Medicaid community-based attendant services and supports. (included in manager's amendment)
Your Message: Include the CLASS Act, FMAP increase, and the Community First Choice Option provisions in H.R. 3962-the Affordable Health Care for America Act.
Click on the "Take Action" link above. In the new window enter your zip code in the "Call Now" window to get your Representative's telephone number. All you have to do is make the call, use the talking points, and leave your feedback.
You can also send your Representative an email using the message above. Simply find your Representative's email address using ANCOR's Congressional Directory.
If you have any questions, contact Mary Pauline Jones at mpjones@ancor.org.
November 5, 2009