Action Message for August/September 2007

Please visit, call or write your public officials if you have concerns regarding the re-balancing of Indiana’s long term care system. Today, despite the passage of Senate Enrolled Act 493, the historic long term care re-balancing act enacted by the 2003 General Assembly, Indiana’s overall investment in comprehensive home and community based services for senior citizens and persons with disabilities is still lagging. CHOICE home care services and Medicaid waivers for assisted living, adult family care, and self-directed care remain under utilized.

Public and private sector leaders need to know home and community based services remain the best investment for consumers who use long term care services, for businesses that have workers affected by these issues, and for taxpayers.

If you want to keep the full implementation of SEA 493 and the CHOICE home care program a priority for your elected officials, employer, community leaders, or your neighbors….please consider one or more of the following options.

Call or write your representatives in the Indiana General Assembly. To reach the state Senate call (317) 232-9400 or 1 (800) 382-9467. To reach the House of Representatives call (317) 232-9600 or 1 (800) 382-9841. To reach the Governor call (317) 232-4567. To get contact information regarding consumer organizations go to the Resources link on this website. Regarding employers, on this website under Articles go to A Business Issue to read about the impact of home care on worker productivity and review the Moving Forward report and series for in-depth information regarding these issues in Indiana.

 

Rebalancing taxpayer dollars for long term care

If Indiana rebalances its investment in long term care, taxpayers will benefit by having their dollars spent for better services at a lower cost per person served. More Hoosiers will be able to get the care they need when it is needed.

Better care means healthier citizens and lower costs for everyone. Better and more practical long term care options will stop unnecessary placements in nursing homes and keep families together. Other states have long recognized what Indiana has failed to see: having an effective system of home and community based care will allow more Hoosiers to keep working and make Indiana a more profitable place for businesses, their employees and families.

Your support is all it takes!

Call, write, or email today! Tell Governor Mitch Daniels that:

2003's SEA 493 can help provide more appropriate long term care services to Hoosiers at a fraction of the cost. In times of fiscal constraint and an aging population, Indiana must utilize SEA 493 as a means to do more for Hoosiers in need of long term care while using state tax dollars more efficiently.

State government has failed to take advantage of the opportunities contained in SEA 493 in the past. For all Hoosiers, please make the full implementation of this law a priority during your first year in office.

Governor Mitch Daniels
Statehouse
200 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(p) 317-232-4567
mdaniels@state.in.us