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From: Justice For All Moderator [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 10:59 AM
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Subject: STOP Medicare Atrocity
STOP Medicare Atrocity
If you dont ACT NOW, people with significant disabilities:
ALS
Muscular Dystrophy
Cerebral Palsy
Spinal Cord Injury
Brain Injury
Will not receive the funding they need . . .
to get the power wheelchair and accessories required
to lead productive, rewarding lives.
Instead, many will be stuck in their homes, in their beds or even
in nursing homes.
SIGN the petition NOW
to tell Health and Human Services Secretary
Michael Leavitt that he must . . .
Delay implementation of the Medicare
Power Mobility Device Policy Change & Fee Schedule
Effective November 15, 2006
For more information, visit http://www.ComplexRehab.org
_________________________
Petition Opposing Adoption of Medicare PMD Coverage Policy
and Fee Schedule, Effective November 15, 2006
As consumers of healthcare, we the undersigned, appeal to
Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt to delay
for six months implementation of a policy and fee schedule that
will drastically reduce the ability of people with severe
disabilities such as ALS, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy,
spinal cord injury and severe brain injury to receive the funding
they need to secure the proper power wheelchair and accessories
required to lead productive, rewarding lives instead of having
their world limited to their homes, to their beds or even to
nursing homes.
Signature: Name: Email:
____________________ ______________________ ____________________
Please fax form back to: 1-877-582-1178
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