Since Terri's passing, disabled children and adults have received letters from Medicaid that their services under Medicaid "are stopped". The Medicaid patients are told by Medicaid that they have no money but they fail to say why they have no money.
So, imo Medicaid is playing along with the State about the money. They interviewed a guy last night who has some developmentally disabled problems and he gave his own interview to Fox 13. He did a great job on camera.
They showed his Medicaid "stop" letter on Fox 13 and this guy's mom said that Medicaid told them that the state of Florida can only serve 40 clients (per year?). IN A STATE THE SIZE OF FLORIDA. So, the guy from last night is on the infamous waiting list. He'll finally get help in 250 years.
What was the State's comment? No comment.
The "stop" letters went out after Terri's death which may just be a cruel irony.
Where's the money? And, here's the other problem: Crist is supposed to investigate and stop fraud which he hasn't, and Tom Gallagher is Fla's Chief Financial Officer. They are running against each other for governor and this is a huge scandal.
I applaud Fox 13 for their ongoing coverage of this huge scam against the citizens of Florida. Fox 13 is the only MSM covering this.
If anyone is in contact with media, mainstream or not, please pass this along. The guy they interviewed last night might not be around for his medical treatment in 250 YEARS!
Haven't we heard phrases like "the money is gone" before? HINO's lawyer told the media the money was gone. Now Medicaid is borrowing from their playbook. What is the meaning of the word "gone"?.
Thanks for passing this along and at some point, please contact yout US Senator/Congresscritter. 115 mil ain't hay, neither are allegations that the State of Florida and Medicaid has defrauded it's citizens. And, don't forget that many disabled people and their families PAY TAXES.
Please help Floridians because someone in your state might try this.
WHAT WE KNOW AT THIS POINT:
1. Disabled Floridians (some wards of the state or who have guardians) are being put on a long waiting list (250 yrs) and are being misled by Medicaid.
2. Over fifty agencies are suing the State of Florida over this.
3. Individuals are suing the State of Florida over this.
This post is a Call to Action. If you can help, thanks, FV
Ping to my last post.
What the heck is the problem in Florida???
We can't treat others like ourselves???
http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/apnews/stories/072205/D8BGC26G0.shtml
Judge denies blind voters' request for touchscreen machines
ORLANDO, Fla. - A federal judge denied a request by blind voters for touchscreen voting machines in Volusia County that would have allowed them to cast their votes in secret.
U.S. District Judge John Antoon II issued a six-page ruling Thursday that said previous court cases and existing federal law do not require equipment for visually disabled people to vote independently.
The National Federation of the Blind sued the county's election supervisor earlier this month after a majority of County Council members voted against a grant-funded contract to spend $776,935 for 210 touchscreen machines and related equipment from Diebold Election Systems.
The plaintiffs claimed the optical scan system the county currently uses denies them equal access because it forces them to get help to cast a vote.
Antoon said the state's Electronic Voting Systems Act authorizes the use of electronic voting systems and provides standards for certifying that equipment, but does not require the county to purchase accessible voting machines for elections after July 1.
Elections Supervisor Ann McFall said the judge's ruling allows her to hold municipal elections this fall without adding touchscreens to the county's paper-based system.
"We think the ruling is completely wrong, and we're extremely disappointed," said James Gashel, a spokesman for the National Federation of the Blind. "We're not disappointed enough to drop the matter."
An attorney representing the advocacy group, Daniel F. Goldstein, said he would appeal to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta.
Volusia County, home to Daytona Beach, is located about 35 miles northeast of Orlando.