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Document ID: CMS-2009-0037-0012
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
Received Date: May 07 2009, at 02:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: May 13 2009, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: May 1 2009, at 05:12 PM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: June 1 2009, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 8097ce0f
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

Medicaid Program: Rescission of School-Based Services Final Rule, Outpatient Services Definition Final Rule, and Partial Rescission of Case Management Services Interim Final Rule

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I am writing to urge you to rescind CMS 2287. This take-away of federal funds from our neediest students was a bad idea from the beginning. The fact that Congress passed two moratoria on this rule should give you some indication that 2287 needs to be rescinded. If this money were permanently taken away from our school districts, there would be no funds to do outreach. We are at a time in history when so many people are losing jobs, and there are large portions of the population that had never considered that they would need this type of support. They may know little or nothing about it, and outreach is essential to educate them. The funds released by rescinding 2287 will provide the opportunity to educate people about this safety net provided for their children. Additionally, school districts need the transportation money that was threatened by 2287. As millions of dollars are cut from school budgets, this funding source becomes absolutely essential in facilitating transportation for students in order for them to receive the services that are so critical to their well-being. CMS 2287 was bad policy from the beginning. Please rectify the errors of the past by rescinding it. Thank you!