Restore Arizona Transplant Funding *NOW*

Hopefully Govenor Brewer listens and reads with an open mind.  This Representative is a Republican from Obama's state Illinois Rep Daglas .  Who would of thought. He stated It is not Democrat it is not Republican It is HUMAN

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Transplant Funding Solutions

Below you will find a summary list of solutions to restore transplant funding.  Clicking on a highligted funding solution links a more detailed summary of exactly how the solution works and where the money comes from, in addition to any relevant statutes, circumstances and supporting data. 26 Solutions to Restore Arizona Transplant Funding I have listed five click the above link to see all 26 solutions.... 1.) Use a portion of the settlement with AIG announced 12/22/10 - $2,143,829            Arizona will receive this amount as part of a 50-state settlement with AIG. The $150 million settlement occurred 12/17/10 and became public 12/22/10. Arizona’s share of this settlement is $2,143,829. The full settlement is available by clicking here. Arizona has not yet budgeted, allocated or received this money. Massachusetts will place the funds in their state’s General Fund, AZ can too.  2.) Use a portion of unclaimed lottery player prize winnings - $6 million annually             At least $8.5 million in AZ lottery prize winnings go unclaimed every year. 30% currently goes to the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) fund. 70% goes back to the AZ lottery prize fund for additional jackpots. That 70% amounts to approximately $6 million every year – enough to restore transplant funding and address additional state needs at the Governor’s/Legislature’s discretion.  3.) Use a portion of savings from recently cancelled “squirrel bridge” - $1.25 million             Arizona planned to spend $1.25 million to save 250 squirrels, but won’t for 98 humans. 6/17/10 ABC News, “Arizona Spends $1.25 Million to Save 250 Squirrels - Rope Bridges Expected to Save 5 Squirrels a Year From Being Road Kill” Cancelled the next day, after becoming a focus of national ridicule. AZ still has these funds available for human roads at their discretion. Offset state funding of ADOT by $1.25 million and use for transplants. 4.) Propostion. 100 - $918 million FY 2011, $968 million 2012 & $1.06 billion 2013               Use a fractionof the $918 million in new FY 2011 tax revenue generated via Proposition 100, a 3-year, 1-cent sales tax hike approved by voters on 5/18/10. $306 million of that must “be spent on health and human services and public safety” in FY 2011. Transplant funding requires less than 1% of these additional revenues. Politicians begged citizens for more tax money.  Citizens obliged. Where has all the money gone?  What are all the other priorities the state felt necessary to address with the extra money instead of transplants?  5.) Unexpected Medicare December physician payment increase - $? million                Medicare physician pay was scheduled to be cut 23% beginning on December 1, 2010. “Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010” became law 11/30/10. Physicians will instead receive a 2.2% increase during December. Some of that extra 2.2% will go to state-run facilities, like AZ State Hosp. No one has been able to provide an exact # yet of how much this generates.