Call to Action: What About the Waiting List?
Posted February 1, 2012 by Mandy Smith in Advocacy
Despite having a large balance in the State budget and projecting an over $400 million balance next fiscal year, the Governor has not addressed those Kansans with disabilities waiting on the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Physically Disabled (PD) waiting list. There is no mention in either the proposed budget or in the RFP for the Managed Care contracts about addressing the waiting list.
While the administration and SRS officials remain inactive on this matter, our brothers and sisters continue to suffer and die without services. From today until Feb. 10th we are part of a statewide effort to contact the Governor’s office and the SRS office and ask them a simple question; ‘What’s the Governor’s office going to do about the ever expanding waiting list for home and community based services for the physically disabled?’ or “What is SRS’ plan to reduce the HCBS/PD waiting lists?’
Please join us in calling or emailing EVERY SINGLE DAY and asking this vital question. The contact information is as follows:
Contact for Governor: governor@ks.gov or toll free: 877-579-6757 or 785-296-3232
Contact for SRS: Jeff.Kahrs@srs.ks.gov or 785-296-3271
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