Action Alert

Alerts about current issues that CCDC recommends readers to take action based on this information.

• SB23-144 Prescription Drugs for Chronic Pain Fact Sheet –Sponsor: Senator Ginal (2/28/2023) - A recent study showed that as many as 40% of primary care physician offices will NOT see a new patient if they are using opiate pain medications. Doctors' fear of increased scrutiny for prescribing medications for patients with legitimate medical need has had a chilling effect on care. Overly restrictive policies limiting controlled substances for pain to try to reduce… …

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• Passive Donations through Amazon Smile. (12/15/2020) - Last week we received the following email from our member, Jessica. Rather than follow her suggestion, we thought we would just let Jessica say it to you. "Today I received an email from Amazon Smile informing me that in 2020 my charity of choice, CCDC, received $33.47 based on .5% of my purchases to date. Reading this, it occurred to… …

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• I Vote because… (8/14/2020) - In conjunction with the Getting Out The Vote (GOTV) campaign, the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (CCDC) will be issuing a social media video challenge – “I’m disabled and this is why I vote…” This is a call to arms for any and everyone in the disability community – regardless of disability type, or severity – to rise up and use your… …

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• Virtual Lobby Day Is Next Week! Call to Action (7/17/2020) - National Low-Income Housing Coalition                                       View this email in your browser The U.S. Senate will move on a COVID-19 spending package before the end of July. The window is closing for needed advocacy. The time to act is now! NLIHC and our partners throughout the country have been hard… …

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• CALL TO ACTION: We Need 12% FMAP (Federal Medicaid Assistance Payment) Increase (4/20/2020) - Urgent Action Needed from You! From Julie Reiskin, Executive Director Background: The FMAP formula is designed so that the Fed pays a lesser portion of Medicaid costs in states with higher per capita income relative to the national average.  Colorado until recently was a wealthier state. FMAP rates have a statutory minimum of 50% and a maximum of 83%. For FY2019,… …

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• PART 3: URGENT AND IMPORTANT CCDC INVESTIGATION OF CSL PLASMA (4/8/2020) - Please see Part 1  and Part 2 for other important related information. THE FOLLOWING PROVIDES AND EXPLANATION OF THE LEGAL BACKGROUND REGARDING DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION THAT MAY OCCUR BY PLASMA CENTERS, INCLUDING CSL PLASMA: According to their website, CSL Plasma states the following with respect to “Who Can Donate?” Anyone in good health, 18 or older, who weighs at least 110… …

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• PART 2: URGENT AND IMPORTANT CCDC INVESTIGATION OF CSL PLASMA (4/8/2020) - Please see Part 1  and Part 3 for other important related information. CCDC MEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY ATTEMPTED TO DONATE PLASMA TO CSL PLASMA (See all locations set forth in Part 1 of this Alert): DO YOU NEED TO EARN MONEY? (Silly question, we know.) DO YOU WANT TO SAVE LIVES BY HELPING YOUR FELLOW COLORADANS? (CCDC members are… …

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• PART 1: URGENT AND IMPORTANT CCDC INVESTIGATION OF CSL PLASMA (4/8/2020) - Please see Part 2  and Part 3 for other important related information. HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY AND ATTEMPTING TO DONATE PLASMA TO A CSL PLASMA CENTER IN COLORADO BECAUSE OF YOUR DISABILITY? For example, were you denied the opportunity to donate plasma and receive payment for doing so for a disability-related reason? If so, our Civil… …

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• The Public Charge Rule Is Now in Effect Nationwide— What Does that Mean and What Can You Do? (3/2/2020) - Update: February 24, 2020 From the Center for Public Representation Today, the Department of Homeland Security’s discriminatory public charge rule goes into effect. The rule puts in place a new test for people who are applying for visas or green cards. It looks at people’s health, including whether they have a disability, and whether they have used or might one day use public benefits, including Medicaid-funded home and… …

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• Action Needed! SB 20-033: Allow Medicaid Buy-in Program After Age 65 (1/23/2020) - SB 20-033: Allow Medicaid Buy-in Program After Age 65 By Julie Reiskin, Executive Director, CCDC WILL ALLOW PEOPLE WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES WHO WORK USING THE MEDICAID BUY-IN TO CONTINUE WORKING AFTER AGE 65 Program: The Medicaid Buy-In for Working Adults with Disabilities (Buy-In) has been a path out of poverty for people with disabilities since 2014. By allowing people who… …

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