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Permalink Reply by Keith Van Houten on July 21, 2009 at 10:53am

It's an interesting concept. The bill is HR.1205, the full text can be found here.

The bill was introduced in February, and has 128 cosponsors in the House already, 9 in the Senate.

Paul's identified the issue I think most people might not be happy with - the "payback" provision. MDA describes it on their website like this:

"In a manner to similar to the treatment of Medicaid trusts, funds remaining in the accounts at the individual's death would be used to "pay-back" the state Medicaid program up to the value of services provided to the individual during life.."

It would certainly be a better deal financially without that provision.

Perhaps this is something that could be talked about during the summer advocacy program? There's a conference call on Thursday, maybe Ryan or Cornerstone will talk about it then.

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Permalink Reply by Brian Denger on July 22, 2009 at 6:18am

Hello Keith,

PPMD works with Cornerstone Government Affairs, our Washington DC professional staff, to develop an advocacy agenda. Periodically they recommend other legislation and activities that is e-mailed out to members who are registered to receive updates from the PPMD office. These e-mail updates describe the legislation and recommended actions.

I haven't looked at this particular legislation, yet will do so soon.

Brian

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