FV Indiana Member, Rylin Rodgers, together with her daughter Laura, had an unique opportunity to speak about the importance of Medicaid to their family and to many families who are raising children with special health care needs and disabilities this week. Together with Margaret Comeau (Catalyst Center), Brooke Lehmann (National Family Voices Policy Director) and Diane Malley and her family (The Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN) of New Jersey) Rylin and Laura meet with by Kareem Dale (special assistant to the President on disability issues), Jon Carson (director of the office of public engagement) and Nancy Anne DeParle (deputy chief of staff to the President), along with members of Kareem's staff. Each family represented was asked to speak on the critical importance of Medicaid to families raising children who have special health care needs and disabilities; the input and experiences of so many FV Indiana members provided a powerful picture of the children and families
Family Voices Indiana is a family-led organization that provides information, education, training, outreach, and peer support to families of children and youth with special health care needs and the professionals who serve them.