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Posted: 6:50 AM Dec 31, 2009
NC Looks To Help Disabled Children As Federal Aid Ends
North Carolina officials are trying to figure out how to pay for services for disabled infants and toddlers as federal funding ends.
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North Carolina officials are trying to figure out how to pay for services for disabled infants and toddlers as federal funding ends.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Thursday that federal funding to help youngsters who have trouble walking or talking will end by July 1. Federal education laws require the services.
The program has provided therapists to go to homes and day care centers to show parents or teachers the best way to interact with young children to improve their physical and emotional development.
Pender County therapist Briana Kelly has started an online petition to keep the services and had nearly 400 signatures late Wednesday.
Brad Deen with the state Department of Health and Human Services says the services have cost Medicaid about $12 million in the past year.
Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
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Posted by: US citizen for now
Location: Washington
on Jan 7, 2010 at 09:49 AM
Concerning Obama, congress & federal aid: 1 Timothy 5:8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. Obama & congress are worse than an infidel. They send tens & hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid to countries who hate the US. They should be eliminated for helping our enemies as well as cutting back aid to our own here in the US. Folks, lets vote candidates in office that have great record and accountability for looking out for their own fellow citizens, their families, the hungry & homeless as well as disabled children. What a shameful bunch of evil selfish people we have running our country. Vote for conservative Republicans which have Christian family values. They will care for their own fellow citizens!
Posted by: Banks student Mom and happy
Location: Lenoir Co
on Jan 6, 2010 at 04:18 PM
Our family has private insurance through my husbands job. Our daughter had a speech delay and we had to pay out of pocket for her for 3 years. Our insurance didn't cover speech services. (other than the speech delay she has no other problems and is doing very well in school) She is now in kindergarten and receiving speech services through her school. I hope this cut doesn't change what she receives. It was a real strain paying every single week. We made it work but it was tough! We had to delay having our second child due to money issues. (He was born in January 2009) Take aim on the illegals and maybe this country wouldn't be feeling such a pinch. To Mary-You are a icey...Can't say the word but you know what!
Posted by: Health Care Professional
Location: Greenville
on Jan 5, 2010 at 03:24 PM
The story doesn't quite convey all the facts. The Division of Medical Assistance has determined it will not reimburse for Community Based Rehabilitative Service (CBRS) effective 7/1/10. OT, PT, and speech-language services are not threatened by this decision, although their reimbursement rates have recently been reduced by nearly 20%. The NC Infant-Toddler Program is looking at how it can restructure/remodel in order to successfully deal with this decision. It's also possible that with direction from the NC General Assembly, DMA will alter their earlier decision.
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