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From: "Trudgeon, Ann" <xxxxxx@okdhs.org>
Date: October 15, 2015 at 2:28:06 PM MDT
To: "xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com" <xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com>
Subject: DD Councils FW: URGENT - Call to Action!
Reply-To: xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com
Ya’ll seen this?? -- Ann
Hi everyone, I know this doesn't feel like a personal email, but it is. There is a move to make cuts in Medicare to what is called "Complex Wheelchair Accessories". In case you are wondering what that means, it is anything that is not bare bones in a wheelchair. For me it's the adjustable footrests and the backrest that make it possible for me to sit in the chair for any length of time without negatively impacting my already chronic pain. For another person it's a backrest that is molded to their body, which is the only way they can sit upright without assistance, or the tubing that carries oxygen to their mouth so they can breathe. If any of you work in an office setting you probably sit in an ergonomically correct chair. In comparison that would be an "accessory" under the proposed Medicare changes, leaving you to sit in one of those awful folded metal chairs all day, every day. If you think this doesn't affect you, know that the private insurance industry is following Medicare standards.
PLEASE take a minute and SIGN THIS PETITION. Please also share this with everyone you know. Thanks! LIL
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Add your name to the petition as we try to stop Medicare from making inappropriate cuts to funding for Complex Wheelchair Accessories!
Click here to add your name to the petition to bring immediate attention to this serious threat to access for CRT!
100,000 signatures are needed! If you have already signed the petition, please forward this email to others you know!
We encourage all of you to sign this Petition to stop Medicare from making these inappropriate cuts to Complex Wheelchair Accessories.
Thank you for your help on this important issue!
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I USE CAPS AS AN ACCOMMODATION FOR MY DISABILITY.
