Protect Medicaid for People with Disabilities, Older Adults & Low-Income Families
Protect Medicaid for People with Disabilities, Older Adults & Low-Income Families
The Issue
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TELL CONGRESS: NO CUTS TO MEDICAID!
Medicaid is a federal public health insurance program that is critical for the livelihood of children and adults with disabilities, older adults, and low-income families.
At this very moment, the US House of Representatives is deciding whether to pass a bill that would cut over $1 trillion in funding to Medicaid.
TAKE ACTION NOW! Please sign the following letter urging Congress to protect Medicaid:
DEAR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS,
Over 70 million people in the United States use Medicaid to pay for health care, including 40 million children and adults with disabilities.
Medicaid covers vital health services and supports, such as doctor appointments, medicine, treatments, medical equipment, In-Home Support Services (IHSS), Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), independent living services, employment programs, and all regional center services. It supports long-term care, covering 60% of all seniors in nursing homes.
Medicaid funds billions of dollars annually for critical special education services, including early childhood intervention, speech and language therapy, occupational and physical therapy, behavioral health services, mental health counseling, and health-related services.
It also provides more than half of funding for children’s hospitals across the country. Children with special health care needs often rely on Medicaid completely for their children’s care. They depend on specialty care centers, children’s hospitals, and academic medical centers, and pediatric specialists trained in settings built on Medicaid.
Medicaid is a lifeline, playing a pivotal role in lowering costs for families and providing aging and disability care and comprehensive health care.
Cuts to Medicaid would be devastating for millions of the most vulnerable Americans. Cutting or defunding Medicaid would create major gaps in state funding and devastate state budgets. Any type of cut – whether as block grants, per capita caps, work requirements, or other changes – will take critical care away from people with disabilities, older adults, children, and families who cannot otherwise afford health coverage.
Please protect this crucial program and do not allow any cuts to Medicaid!
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
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Campaign created by Parents Helping Parents in partnership with FIRST 5 Santa Clara County, Family Voices of California, Friends of Children with Special Needs, and Disability Voices United.
14,781
The Issue
**Para traducción al español, haga clic aquí**
**Để xem bản dịch tiếng Việt, hãy nhấp vào đây**
TELL CONGRESS: NO CUTS TO MEDICAID!
Medicaid is a federal public health insurance program that is critical for the livelihood of children and adults with disabilities, older adults, and low-income families.
At this very moment, the US House of Representatives is deciding whether to pass a bill that would cut over $1 trillion in funding to Medicaid.
TAKE ACTION NOW! Please sign the following letter urging Congress to protect Medicaid:
DEAR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS,
Over 70 million people in the United States use Medicaid to pay for health care, including 40 million children and adults with disabilities.
Medicaid covers vital health services and supports, such as doctor appointments, medicine, treatments, medical equipment, In-Home Support Services (IHSS), Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), independent living services, employment programs, and all regional center services. It supports long-term care, covering 60% of all seniors in nursing homes.
Medicaid funds billions of dollars annually for critical special education services, including early childhood intervention, speech and language therapy, occupational and physical therapy, behavioral health services, mental health counseling, and health-related services.
It also provides more than half of funding for children’s hospitals across the country. Children with special health care needs often rely on Medicaid completely for their children’s care. They depend on specialty care centers, children’s hospitals, and academic medical centers, and pediatric specialists trained in settings built on Medicaid.
Medicaid is a lifeline, playing a pivotal role in lowering costs for families and providing aging and disability care and comprehensive health care.
Cuts to Medicaid would be devastating for millions of the most vulnerable Americans. Cutting or defunding Medicaid would create major gaps in state funding and devastate state budgets. Any type of cut – whether as block grants, per capita caps, work requirements, or other changes – will take critical care away from people with disabilities, older adults, children, and families who cannot otherwise afford health coverage.
Please protect this crucial program and do not allow any cuts to Medicaid!
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
Want to make an even greater impact? Sign the petition, then call or send an individual letter to your representatives!
Campaign created by Parents Helping Parents in partnership with FIRST 5 Santa Clara County, Family Voices of California, Friends of Children with Special Needs, and Disability Voices United.
14,781
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Petition created on February 16, 2025