Phamaly is the proud recipient of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce 2011 Small Nonprofit Organization of the Year Award

Phamaly named Top Theatre Company for 2012 by Denver’s 5280 Magazine!

Phamaly named the 2012 Professional/Community Theatre of the Year by the Alliance for Colorado Theatre!

Dates

Sat June 15, 5:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Location

Mizel Arts & Culture Center

350 S. Dahlia

Denver, CO

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Join Us for this One Night Only Special Event! Phamaly’s Circle of Stars Benefit!

Phamaly presents its 2013 Circle of Stars Benefit featuring a one-night-only special variety show performance including a preview of this summer’s musical, Fiddler on the Roof, and this December’s holiday favorite, It’s a Wonderful Life, as well as other theatrical delights!

The theme of this year’s celebratory fundraiser is “If I Were a Rich (Wo)Man,” taking its name after the famous song from Fiddler on the Roof. Guests are encouraged to dress to impress for an evening of glitz and glamor.

9News Entertainment Reporter, Kirk Montgomery will return to Emcee.

Each Ticket Includes:

Fine, heavy hors’ d’oeuvres by Occasions Catering

A special one-night-only performance by Phamaly (NOTE: seats in the Mizel’s Wolf Theatre will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Reserve your Benefit tickets early for the best possible seating!)

Dessert

Dancing

Cash Bar

An exclusive Gala Attendee Discount Pass to see Fiddler on the Roof at the Space Theatre this July & August (usable for multiple dates)

All proceeds from the event benefit Phamaly Theatre Company and its programs for actors with disabilities.

For more information: Please contact Chris Silberman or Johanne Noble at 303-575-0005

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Colorado ADAPT took over the agenda of the Community Living Advisory Group (CLAG) at today’s meeting and inserted demands for the state department of Medicaid. ADAPT scratched out one agenda item for the committee and demanded that Suzanne Brennan and Lorez Meinhold agree to develop an Olmstead Plan, solve the problem of Medicaid eligibility for people transitioning from nursing homes and work with ADAPT to develop state housing vouchers for the Money Follows the Person grant. Read more.

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As Congress reconvenes for a post-election session where potential changes or cuts to programs like Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Social Security may be put on the table, we need your help to put a face on the importance of these programs by sharing lifeline stories about individuals with I/DD.  We welcome stories from self-advocates, parents and other family members, chapters of The Arc, other service providers, and friends. Click here to share your story.

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For the first time in history, the State of Colorado offers massage, acupuncture and chiropractic care to people living with a long-term disability due to a spinal cord injury, via a new Medicaid waiver. A three-year pilot program began making these alternative therapies available as of July 1 of this year. Known as the Home and Community Based Services for Persons with a Spinal Cord Injury (HCBS-SCI) and these therapies will be apart of your Medicaid services. The population as been narrowed to Spinal Cord Injuries for measurement purposes, but will expand in the future if cost benefits are able to be demonstrated.

- The HCBS-SCI program provides assistance to individuals with spinal cord injuries in the Denver Metro area that require long term supports and services in order to remain in a community setting.

- The HCBS SCI program provides an opportunity to study the effectiveness of Alternative Therapies and the impact the provision of this service may have on the utilization of other HCBS-SCI program and/or acute care services.

- An independent evaluation shall be conducted in the third year of program operation to determine the effectiveness of the Alternative Therapies.

- The program is limited to 67 clients

- This is a pilot program and will only last for 3 years (2012 – 2015)

*HCBS-SCI Waiver Services*****

- Adult Day Services

- Alternative Therapies

- Consumer Directed Attendant Support Services

- Personal Emergency Response System

- Home Modifications

- Homemaker Services

- In-Home Support Services

- Non-Medical Transportation

- Personal Care Services

- Respite Care Services

*Patient Eligibility*

*Level of Care*

Individuals shall require long term support services at a level comparable to services typically provided in a nursing facility.

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*Target Group*

1. Individuals shall be 18 years or older****

2. Individuals shall have a diagnosis of Spinal Cord Injury****

3. Individuals shall have been determine to have a significant functional impairment****

4. Individuals shall reside in the Denver Metro Area in one of the following counties:****

- Adams

- Arapahoe

- Denver

- Douglas

- Jefferson

*Individual Cost Containment*

1. The client’s needs cannot be met within the Individual Cost Containment Amount. ****

2. The client’s needs are more extensive than HCBS-SCI program services are able to support and/or that the client’s health and safety cannot be assured in a community setting.

**To participant, call your LTC case manager. **

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Appeal Basics.pdf

HH Fact Sheet V3 Nov 2011.pdf

Mediciad Appeals.pdf

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The Colorado Health Care Affordability Act is generating new revenue to expand public health insurance coverage to more Coloradans. Among the health care programs included in the Act is expanded coverage to working adults with disabilities through a Medicaid Buy-In Program.

The 2010 Medicaid Infrastructure Grant to Support the Competitive Employment of People with Disabilities (MIG)- awarded to Colorado by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services­ supports State efforts to build Medicaid infrastructure and enhance employment options for people with disabilities.

How much total funding did we receive?
• Colorado received $L5 million in MIG funding for 2010 and 2011. How will the funds be used?
• Outreach: To help clients, employers, advocates, families, direct service workers, educators and community partners across the state understand the Medicaid Buy-In Program for Working Adults with Disabilities as well as available employment suppmts. During the next year, we will host public meetings, employer events, local visits to service providers and regional training conferences.

• Training: To develop customized program trainings for target populations that include persons with disabilities, e1nployers and service providers. Trainings will range from basic to advanced and will be delivered in various formats. Example formats may include training in person, via webinar or on DVD.

• Needs Assessment: To ensure that the Medicaid Buy-In is best suited to Colorado’s needs, the MIG has- and will continue to- fund effmts to gather input from stakeholders statewide through conferences, interviews and surveys. The MIG is also funding a review of the strengths, challenges, and lessons learned in other Buy-In states. The Department will compile, analyze and repmt on all relevant data.

• Steering Committee and Work groups: A steering conunittee and multiple work groups have been established, made up of diverse stakeholders. Together, these groups will advise the Department on MIG effmts to address the development of the Medicaid Buy-In Program for Working Adults with Disabilities, employment supports, training, outreach and communication.

• Employment Infrastructure Change for Workers with Disabilities: The MIG will help fund employment systems change and education with the goal of a complete, inclusive and coordinated employment system- including informed benefits planners and robust employment supports information- for people with disabilities.

How can I provide input, join a work group or attend a forum as announced?
• Please contact Kimberley Smith.

CONTACT: Kimberley Smith
303-866-3991
800-659-2656 (TTY/TDD)

Medicaid Infrastructure Grant.pdf

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