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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Stop Cuts to Critical
Senior Services in Your District</span></font><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>MEMO TO: Senator Shane Cultra,
(53<sup>rd</sup> Senate District)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>
State Representative Jason Barickman (105<sup>th</sup> House District)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>
State Representative Keith Sommer (106<sup>th</sup> House District)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>CC:
Members of the ECIAAA Advisory Council and Board<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>
Service Providers in the Aging Network<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>FROM:
Mike
O’Donnell, Executive Director, East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>DATE:
March 9,
2011<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>RE:
Stop Cuts to Critical Senior Services in Your District<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>We urge Members of the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Illinois</st1:place></st1:State>
Senate and House of Representatives to </span></font></b><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>“<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>stop cuts to
critical senior services</span></b>.” Cutting these services will
push people into costly nursing homes, take meals off the table of struggling
seniors, reduce rides for medical appointments, eliminate Gap-Filling services
for older adults with special needs, and attempt to balance the budget on the
backs of seniors who need help paying for their medications. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
budget proposed by Governor Quinn is bad news for seniors<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>struggling to remain at home for as long
as possible. The proposed budget eliminates critical pharmaceutical
assistance and cuts funding for home delivered meals and community-based
services in your district. These services keep older persons from being
forced into nursing homes and save the state millions of dollars in Medicaid
costs. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This
week, appropriations committees in the Illinois Senate and House are holding
hearings on spending for FY2012. Some state lawmakers are proposing cuts
even deeper than those put forth by the Governor. Attached you will find <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">test</st1:PersonName>imony prepared by I4A and AARP for these
hearings, opposing cuts in programs and services for Illinois Seniors.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>The following programs are at risk in your district:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Home Delivered Meals and
Community-Based Services</span></font></b><font size=3><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> would be cut by as much as 20%, impacting the following agencies in
your district:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Peace Meal Senior Nutrition Program
– </span></font></b><font size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>provider
of congregate and home delivered meals in 14 counties in Area 05<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>SHOW BUS - </span></font></b><font
size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>provider of rural public transportation
in DeWitt, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">McLean</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Counties</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
in Area 05<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Volunteer Services of Iroquois County
– </span></font></b><font size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Coordinated
Point of Entry for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Iroquois</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Ford-Iroquois County Health Department
– </span></font></b><font size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Coordinated
Point of Entry for <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ford</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType> and CCU for Ford and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Iroquois</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Counties</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Mid Central Community Action Senior
Services – </span></font></b><font size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Coordinated
Point of Entry for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Livingston</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Livingston County Health Department
– </span></font></b><font size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Care
Coordination Unit for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Livingston</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Community Care Systems - </span></font></b><font
size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Care Coordination Unit for McLean, Clark,
<st1:City w:st="on">Cumberland</st1:City>, <st1:City w:st="on">Moultrie</st1:City>
and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Shelby</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Counties</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> in Area 05<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>PATH – Providing Access to Help
– </span></font></b><font size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Coordinated
Point of Entry for McLean and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">DeWitt</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Counties</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b><font
size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Family</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font
size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Service</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Senior</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Resource</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> – </span></font></b><font
size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Coordinated Point of Entry for <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Champaign</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Community Care
Program</span></b> – nearly half of nursing home eligible persons seeking
more cost effective home based care will be turned away from Community Care
Program starting July 1, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Circuit Breaker</span></b>
Program would be eliminated – a program which has provided property tax
relief for older adults and persons with disabilities<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Illinois Cares
Rx</span></b> Program would be eliminated – a program that has helped
nearly 200,000 seniors pay for prescription drugs. Low income seniors
with multiple chronic health conditions will be forced to choose between their
medications and food, resulting in higher Medicaid enrollment, more costly
hospitalizations, nursing home placements, and deaths.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Attachments:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>I4A Testimony for the Senate Appropriations I
Committee Hearing on March 8, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>I4A Testimony for the House Appropriations –
Human Services Committee on March 10, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tables showing the number of persons enrolled in
Illinois Cares Rx and the value of Illinois Cares Rx benefits by county in Area
05, and the 30% of enrollees who fall into the Medicare Part D do-nut hole and
the value of Illinois Cares Rx drug payments for enrollees in the do-nut hole
by county<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>An Alert about Illinois Cares Rx produced by the Make
Medicare Works Coalition in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Illinois</st1:place></st1:State><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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