My friends, Streator residents Gary and Christine Chalkey along with their special needs son, Jacob, are featured in a new video which shines a spotlight on fraud and abuse in state Medicaid and welfare programs. Produced by the Foundation for Government Accountability, the video highlights information on abuse in state systems which robs scarce resources from the eligible and truly needy. The production will be used as a marketing tool to inform policymakers to create a safety net for those who need it most and to promote immediate audits of the Medicaid and welfare rolls in all of the states. According to its website— thefga.org— the FGA promotes better lives for individuals and families by equipping policymakers with principled strategies to replace failed health and welfare programs nationwide. As an organization, it demands integrity, honesty, perseverance and personal accountability. Christine believes the video should help get the word out on how the most vulnerable— those with Developmental Disabilities in Illinois— are being cheated out of their mandated entitlements in the Medicaid program because of the hundred of thousands of people fraudulently enrolled in Medicaid. She said an independent audit in Illinois Medicaid in April of 2014 showed over 300,000 people were scamming tax payers of over $350 million dollars while taking the medically necessary funding away from truly vulnerable. For updates and more information on Illinois disabilities issues, Christine suggests going to: facebook/pages/Developmental-Disabilities-in-Illinois/184038601774956?pnref=story
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 17:59:27 +0000
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