[Headline] SHALALA RESPONDS TO ADAPT:

A States’ Rights Approach

By Bob Kafka

At ADAPT’s May 10th meeting in D.C. with Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, she committed to respond to the five ADAPT demands within 30 days She kept that promise with a letter dated June 10th. However, the Secretary’s response was disappointing!

ADAPT's Demands

1) Create a National Attendant Services Program;

2) Redirect Medicaid nursing home funds for a National Attendant Services Program;

3) Appoint a HHS liaison to ADAPT;

4) Include ADAPT in all future Clinton Administrations discussions on Long Term Care;

5) Hold 10 Regional Forums, coordinated with ADAPT, on Attendant Services.

Shalala meets with ADAPT in DC Photo by Tom Olin

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Article by Bob Kafka, Photo by Tom Olin

Created on

Tuesday 16 July 2013

Posted on

Thursday 12 September 2019

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