Description: This website archives our 2012 battle to Save the MFTD Waiver, Illinois' Medicaid Waiver for children who are medically fragile and technology dependent.
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In 2012, Illinois attempted to eliminate or restructure its Medicaid waiver for children who are Medically Fragile and Technology Dependent. During this time, we formed MFTD Waiver Families , a family support and advocacy organization, to fight against these changes.
This website contains the historical information from our battle against the state, which was finally resolved in 2014. Initially, we planned to take the site down once the threat to the program had passed; however, we realized the information might be useful to people in other states fighting similar battles. We are also concerned that we may need to fight this battle again in the near future, since Illinois has a new governor.
All the information on this website is archival in nature. For information on MFTD Waiver Families , current issues, and program information, please visit our regular MFTD Waiver Families website .