Kitsap County Parent Coalition News Letter                              Coordinator: Nancy Martin
November  2011                                                                                       Volume XIII          Issue VIII

A Washington State Non Profit Corporation UBI # 602 215 662

Reduction Budget (Continued from page three)

Create a new provider classification $59.9 million Creates 3rd classification of in-home care provider - the family member provider. .

Eligibility Changes (Reducing or Eliminating Services)

Change eligibility for Children’s Health Insurance Program $145.0 million.

Alternative: Implement premiums for children over 150 percent $22.1 million of the federal poverty level

(«) Holds premiums between $50 and $75 so that no family pays more than 5% of income.

Elimination of Programs: Eliminate over-the-counter pharmaceutical coverage

 («) for Medicaid clients; medical interpreter services

 («) $4.8 million; health care for workers with disabilities $1.9 million; and state funding for school-based Medicaid

(«) $3.2 million. Suspension of Programs: Suspend adult Medicaid pharmacy benefits $127.3 million Discontinue routine dental care for persons with D.D. Only emergencies.

THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES ANNOUNCED THEIR PROPOSED CUTS FOR $2 BILLION OF CUTS FOR 2012 ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2011.

• PLEASE NOTE: THE LEGISLATURE WILL REVIEW THE GOVERNOR’S PLAN AND BUDGET, AS WELL AS THE DSHS PROPOSED CUTS. THEY WILL MAKE THEIR OWN PROPOSALS.
  
• CUTS TO D.D. SERVICES – DSHS PROPOSAL
  EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (4000 INDIVIDUALS WOULD LOSE THIS SERVICE) FAMILY SUPPORT (IF YOU LOSE YOUR WAIVER STATUS) RESIDENTIAL CARE (4000 INDIVIDUALS WOULD LOSE THIS SERVICE) MEDICAID PERSONAL CARE (3000 INDIVIDUALS ARE ELIMINATED - 48% OF CURRENT CLIENTS) HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER SERVICES (5600 INDIVIDUALS ARE ELIMINATED).
• ELIMINATION OF PROGRAMS
  DENTAL SERVICES FOR ADULTS
  ADULT DAY HEALTH
• SUSPENSION OF PROGRAMS INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SERVICES
  – 1000 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES PHARMACEUTICAL COVERAGE TO ADULT MEDICAID RECIPIENTS FOR 18 MONTHS.

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