Information for the Media
Media inquiries may be made to mftdwaiver@gmail.com. We have families in most areas of Illinois who are available for interviews.
Media Info and Press Releases
- Media Packet 7/30/2012
- Older Media Background Information Packet
- Family Statement on 7/11 Stakeholder Meeting
- SB 2840 Passage Press Release 5/28/2012
- Katie Beckett/Reagan Legacy Press Release 5/23/2012
- SMART Act Press Release 5/16/2012
- Rally Press Release 5/1/2012
- General Press Release
Flyers and Fact Sheets
- Level of Care Explanation
- Point-by-point response to the state's Q & A
- Fact Sheet on 99% of Children to be Removed from MFTD Waiver
- How will the removal of hospital level of care affect eligibility?
- Maintenance of Effort Violation
- Implications of New Waiver Plan
- Cost Comparison Flyer 5/21/2012
- Income Cap Fact Sheet 5/16/2012
- Formal Response to the Governor's Plan
- Cost-Saving Strategies
- General Flyer (Color)
- General Flyer (Black and White)
- Flyer with Tabs for Posting
- Fact Sheet (one page)
In the News
- Our Most Fragile from the Chicago Tribune Click here for a free PDF
- State seeks delay to go over changes to program for medically fragile kids from the Chicago Tribune
- Parents of medically fragile children win delay to state cut from the AP
- Parents of Medically Fragile Children Sue Illinois for In-Home Nursing Care from the Chicago Tribune
- Angry Parents of Sick Children Confront State Officials from the Chicago Tribune
- Illinois Issues -- Wellman Family
- Peoria Journal Star -- Thompson Family
- JournalCourier Editorial on the Waiver
- NY Times Op-Ed by Mike Ervin
- Chicago Tribune Letter to the Editor
- AP Article
- Letter to the Editor from Tony Paulauski of the Arc of IL
- Sun Times Article on one of our families
Television
- Chicago Tonight Segment
- Chicago Tonight Viewer Mail
- Families Protest Medicaid Cuts Peoria-area broadcast
- WCIA Broadcast on program and lawsuit
- NBC News story on the affects of cuts on one family
- WGN News story on the MFTD Waiver
- CINewsNow story on the MFTD Waiver
- Older CINewsNow story featuring one of our families
Radio
- Eye on Illinois with Jim Anderson radio show on the waiver
- Public News Service segment
Online
- Progress Illinois piece and video on Medicaid Matters Rally
- Courthouse News
- Salon.com piece on the Waiver
- MFTD Waiver on Capitol Fax
Organizational Support Statements
- Fiscal Policy Center at Voices for Illinois Children statement
- Family Voices National includes quote from Katie Beckett's mom Julie
- Equip for Equality
- Arc of IL
- Another one from Arc of IL