We encourage people to get involved in this fight and also to monitor your own state Medicaid programs. Many are looking at ways to “be more efficient.”
The Alabama Association needs money to help this fight (the first in the nation). If they are successful, their win can be your win!
If you are compelled to take action, please use the template comments we have put on the Alabama Prosthetic and Orthotic Association’s website at: http://www.alabamapoa.org/important-updates.html
Thank you for your support,
Scott Williamson
Quality Outcomes Customer Service
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From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:OANDP-L@LISTS.UFL.EDU] On Behalf Of Carey Jinright
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2014 8:04 AM
To: OANDP-L@LISTS.UFL.EDU
Subject: [OANDP-L] URGENT: ALABAMA FIGHT
If this was about football, I would get a thousand responses! Medicaid wants to cut O&P completely. Adults and Peds. If you have a argumentative bone in your body, please fight this! It sets the stage for other payers to follow their lead. Deadline is the 4th, please DO SOMETHING TODAY! Use the template, write your own, but respond.
Carey Jinright, LO, MSM
Cross & 3
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> From: “Fred Crawford, APOA Manager”
> Date: March 31, 2014 at 5:10:50 PM CDT
> To: carey1975@bellsouth.net
> Subject: AL Waiver Comment Letters. We’ve received 3. We need HUNDREDS.
> Reply-To: info@alabamapoa.org
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> Save O&P from Medicaid Capitation
> DEADLINE for Comments is April 4th!
> If you think someone else will write the letter, you are wrong!
> YOU are that someone else!
> We’ve received 3 letters.
> We need HUNDREDS.
> Every staff person in your office needs to do this to save their jobs.
> YOU need to do this to save your business.
> If you don’t care enough to COPY a letter, why should anyone else?
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> The comment period ends on Friday, April 4.
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> We can’t make it any easier.
> The Comment Letters are now available for download at the APOA website.
> Click here
> Download the letters.
> Give the Patient Comment Letters to your patients.
> Personalize the Waiver Comment Letter with your license # and your name.
> Email the letter to PublicComment@medicaid.alabama.gov
> Please copy crawfordfc46@gmail.com so APOA can track how many letters have been sent.
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> And, if you have not already done so:
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> Please, EVERYONE get involved. Click box below to contribute with a credit card OR check.
> On the individual level, $25, $50, $100 or more will go along way to support this effort. Click box below to contribute with a credit card OR check.
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> REMEMBER, It is very important that everyone (yes everyone, owners, staff, patients, friends, family, people you just met) comments on this waiver requesting an exemption for O&P.
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> Volume matters! We want the right argument, but one or 12 letters won’t cut it.
> We need hundreds! We will be providing a set of themes to be included in your comments as well as how to submit a comment. We are working on a letter from the Association right now and it is out for review by legal counsel.
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> This is not a cheap fight and I can’t stress enough that this really is the big one. We were fortunate to be aware of this before it was a totally done deal.
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> RESOURCES FOR MEMBERS
> Alabama State Board of Prosthetists and Orthotists. WEBSITE
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> Alabama Prosthetic & Orthotic Association.WEBSITE
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> Fred Crawford, APOA Manager
> 550 County Road 474
> Clanton, AL 35046
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