Advocacy Update
Your action needed NOW
Having autism and other disabilities is not a bipartisan issue, nor is a need for services. California will receive less funds for Medi-Cal and disability services. Home and Community Based Services HCBS may be especially targeted for reduction or elimination e.g.: Respite, supported living services, transportation, supported employment independent living services, camps, IHSS and more.
YOU can influence your state and federal legislators now.
Taking a wait and see attitude means action will probably be too late. Congress is working on this now.
1) Call the Medicaid hotline yourself 866-426-2631 (only takes about 2 minutes) Also Ask your relatives and friends, and colleagues in other states to call the Medicaid hotline too.
2) Thanks to the ARC of California you can record a video message telling what services you are using and need to members of Congress and how reduction or elimination of services would impact the disabled and your family. Record a video message by going to this link. https://app.memento.com/share-your-story-to-save-medicaid/- ARC will share your video with legislators.
Connie Boyar
Advocacy Chair – SFASA
