Mark Takano: “I include in the Record a letter from the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, which states that this legislation…”

“I include in the Record a letter from the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, which states that this legislation will dramatically cut Medicaid services that are vital to people with disabilities and seniors. Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, April 28, 2017. Dear Member of Congress: The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) is strongly opposed to the amended American Health Care Act. The amended American Health Care Act retains the original bill's proposals to dramatically but Medicaid services that are vital to people with disabilities and seniors through per capita caps, which CCD has opposed. The new amendments--including permitting states to seek waivers from the protections for people with pre-existing conditions and from the requirement to provide essential health benefits--makes the amended AHCA even more harmful to people with disabilities. We urge you to oppose this legislation. Medicaid provides services and supports that maintain the health, function, independence, and well-being of 10 million enrollees living with disabilities. For many people with disabilities, being able to access timely needed care is a life or death matter.…”