Health Law

Politicians Hold Health Care Meeting in NM

According to recent reports House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, along with the CEO of Eastern Seals, recently met with children who are living with the disability, cerebral palsy. Eastern Seals is reportedly a non-profit organization that lends support to disabled youth. The meeting was held to publicly discuss and bring awareness to, the importance of health care reform in the United States. The meeting focused on the importance of reform particularly for children with cerebral palsy and other disabilities.
 
'Every family in America is one phone call, one accident, one diagnosis away from needing what we have in our bill,' stated Pelosi at the meet and greet.
 
Family Struggles to Receive Benefits

One mother that knows all too well about the harsh realities of our current health care in America is Roxanne. Her daughter, Shannon, is living with cerebral palsy, and both were present at the health care meeting.

Roxanne told the politicians that Shannon has been fortunate to receive Medicaid for most of her life, and she's even made progress in her development thanks to the care she's received from Medicaid. However, when Shannon recently had to have surgery she also needed to receive therapy as part of her recovery, and Medicaid supposedly refuses to pay for it.

'These aren't just the services she needs now, this is services she needs all her life. Cerebral palsy doesn't just go away,' Roxanne told Pelosi and Hoyer.
 
Meeting Hopes to Make Progress

At the meeting, Hoyer reportedly told attendees that the health care bill is created to ensure that no American is left behind without receiving the health care they need and deserve. He also explained that the health care bill is about 'whether or not the nation can say ‘yes we can' today.''

Full post as published by Cerebral Palsy Law Blog on October 22, 2009 (boomark / email).