State Advocacy Days

Hello CCA Community:

I hope that this is not too far out for this discussion thread, but I believe it has relevance to many who reference this site. In addition to being a Cholangio patient, I am a volunteer for The National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF), a national non-profit organization providing the patient voice in improving access to, and reimbursement for, high-quality healthcare through regulatory and legislative reform at the state and federal levels.

NPAF is holding Advocacy Days at State Capitols around the country over the next several months. We just finished ours in Georgia Wednesday and it was a huge success. We were able to meet with 11 state legislators and the Governor to express our concern over potential cuts to Medicaid Reimbursement. Georgia Medicaid projected to experience a shortfall of $608 million dollar in fiscal year 2011.

Our message is a simple one: Medicaid provides a vital safety net to Americans who can