Parents need to contact their legislators and other leaders who make decisions about our children's well being before more services are lost.
Medicaid has cut services of Physical and Occupational Therapy for children to 2 times per month. Many providers have been spending excessive amounts of time trying to get Prior Authorization for more visits only to be denied. This is even after the doctors who take care of the children approve and prescribe more treatment. How many providers will continue to take medicaid patients?
Parents are the best advocates to increase or continue services for their children. They do not want to hear from providers. Please contact your leaders and start fighting for needed services for your children.
Tell them how the changes in CMOs are affecting you and your family.
Parents without CMOs also need to contact them to say how your child has a developmental delay and how the services have improved their lives and the community.
TODAY - Let them know how much your services are doing for your child and why they need to be continued at the current level - not decreased.
TODAY - Make sure your child gets the services they need to make a difference in their life and the community.
TODAY - Write the letter that could make the difference in your child's life.
List of Contacts:
Governor Sonny Perdue
203 State Capitol, Atlanta, GA 30334
404-656-1776
http://www.gov.state.ga.us/about_gov.shtml
http://www.votesonny.com/default.asp?pt=doc&doc=sonnydo
Lt. Governor Mark Taylor
404-656-5030
Abel Ortiz, Health Advisor to Governor Perdue
404-656-1776 aortiz@gov.state.ga.us
Dr. Medows, Commissioner of the Department of Community Health
404-651-8681 rmedows@dch.state.ga.us
Kathy Driggers, Manager of the CMO Systems, Dept. of Community Health
404-651-8681 kdriggers@dch.state.ga.us
Mark Trail, Chief of Medical Assistance Plans, Dept. of Community Health
404-651-8681 mtrail@dch.state.ga.us
BJ Walker, DHR Commissioner, Dept. of Community Health- Medicaid
404-651-6314 bjwalker@dch.state.ga.us
United States Senators
Honorable Saxby Chambliss (R), United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3521 (202) 224-0072 (Fax)
100 Galleria Pkwy SE, Atlanta 770-763-9090
http://chambliss.senate.gov
Honorable Johnny Isakson (R)
120 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3643 (202) 228-2090 (Fax)
http://isakson.senate.gov
United States Representatives
Find your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress
(202) 224-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY)
www.house.gov