Important Action Alert!

Word in Albany is that a budget deal may be decided by tomorrow. We've been pressing the Legislature and Executive nonstop on our priority issues. We already got a huge victory with the State's commitment to implement the Community First Choice option! With one day left, let's do one last push to protect home and community based supports and services.

· Call the Governor at 518-474-8390 and leave the following message:

"The disability rights community put $90 million annual Medicaid savings on the table through the Community First Choice option, so we urge you to protect essential community based programs that keep people out of costly institutions by exempting CDPAP and the NHTD and TBI waivers from the 2% across the board cuts."

· Call the two health committee chairs with the same message and add our message about protecting the personal care program! Call Senator Hannon at 518-455-2200 and Assemblyman Gottfried at 518-455-4941, and leave the following message:

"The disability rights community put $90 million annual Medicaid savings on the table through the Community First Choice option, so we urge you to protect essential community based programs that keep people out of costly institutions by exempting CDPAP and NHTD and TBI waivers from the 2% across the board cuts and removing the unfettered administrative controls on the personal care program.