Monday, March 21, 2011

Advocacy Alert: Provider Assessment Vote on Senate Floor TODAY

SEND YOUR FINAL EMAIL MESSAGES VIA WWW.INVISIBLEKANSANS.COM TO YOUR SENATORS RIGHT NOW!



THE SENATE WILL CONVENE AT 10 AM MONDAY MORNING.
SB 210 IS CURRENTLY PLANNED TO BE THE 9TH BILL DEBATED ON GENERAL ORDERS, WHICH COULD OCCUR BEFORE LUNCH TODAY.

KEEP YOUR MESSAGES BRIEF AND TO THE POINT. VISIT WWW.INVISIBLEKANSANS.COM

Talking Points

1. Community DD service providers have been struggling for years with low reimbursement rates.

2. SB 210 will allow service providers to invest dollars they have already earned back into HCBS as new matching funds to enable the State to raise reimbursement rates.

3. Higher rates will help us make a good first step to catch up for years of no adjustments, to help us pay our workers and to help us address our rising costs of doing business.

4. Every HCBS provider will benefit, and no new SGF dollars will be required.

5. It is possible there be an effort to amend the bill on the floor; therefore, if you have a conversation with your Senator ask them for the bill to go forward without any amendments.

CALL YOUR SENATOR: IF YOU CAN TALK TO THEM, MAKE IT VERY CLEAR, “WE NEED YOUR VOTE.”

ASK YOUR SENATOR, “WILL YOU HELP US BY VOTING YES?”

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