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MN-AAP Action Alert!
Call Governor Pawlenty: Urge Him to Accept Federal Health Care Funding!
The MN-AAP needs you to contact Governor Pawlenty to urge him to accept recently authorized health care funding. This much needed influx of federal health care dollars would help Minnesota cover the increased costs of providing health care coverage for both children and adults during a difficult economy.
On August 10, Congress gathered for a rare summer session to pass legislation authorizing emergency federal health care funding for the states. The legislation, immediately signed by President Obama, makes Minnesota eligible to receive $263 million dollars in increased federal matching money for our Medical Assistance program, but the funds require Governor Pawlenty’s approval. The Governor has not yet decided whether to accept the federal support, known as FMAP, and he needs to hear from pediatricians today that these dollars are vital to children served by Minnesota’s health care safety net.
Simply put, FMAP is a children’s issue, as more than 50 percent of Medical Assistance recipients are children. Minnesota’s health care safety net has faced relentless cuts over the course of the last several legislative sessions, and the state is currently in dire need of these resources. Our health and human services budget has faced reductions that are straining and fraying our health care safety net. Our safety-net hospitals and the children and families they serve are under severe threat.
It is critical that Governor Pawlenty hear from pediatricians today, as a decision on whether to accept this emergency funding is expected anytime. The deadline for requesting the federal assistance is September 24.
- Call or email Governor Pawlenty
- Tell him to formerly request the FMAP funds immediately
- With the state facing an enormous deficit in 2011, the state desperately needs this $263 million to help avoid further health care cuts and less health care for children and families.
Contact the Governor today!
Office of the Governor
130 State Capitol
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155
Telephone: (651) 296-3391
Toll Free: (800) 657-3717
Facsimile: (651) 296-2089
E-mail: tim.pawlenty@state.mn.us
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Starting this year, Minnesota's statewide "Flu Plan" will only be available online. MDH will not be mailing out hard copies. In addition, the plan's name has been changed to Minnesota Fall Flu Guide 2010-11.
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Back to School: Care Plan Templates
Make sure kids, parents and school nurses are all on the same page this year.
Download care plan templates for: Epilepsy, Diabetes, Food Allergy, Asthma
2010 Member Survey: We Need Your Input
MN-AAP is committed to improving communication and services to its members. In order to do that, we need your feedback.
Please take a moment to complete a brief online survey by clicking on the link below so we can identify/rank public policy initiatives for 2011. The survey will take about 5 minutes to complete. All responses will be kept confidential and are due by Friday, October 1, 2010.
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August Newsletter Now Available!
 · President's Message (p.1)
· Communicating with School Nurses (p.2)
· Annual Meeting Recap and Photos (p.3)
· 2010 Award Winners and Board Members (p.4)
· Health Care Reform: A Pediatrician's Perspective (p.6)
· Health Care Home Webinars (p.7)
· Preventing Teen Suicide (p.8)
· New Somali Video on Child Health Issues (p.11)
· Immunizations taskforce update (p.12)
· Fuel up to Play 60 (p.13)
· Job / CME Opportunities (p.14)
· 2010 Member Survey (p.15)
Join our efforts: A video message from President Marilyn Peitso, MD
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