This Is Medicaid is a coalition of nonprofit organizations from across Minnesota working to protect Medicaid from harmful changes and funding cuts. The coalition is asking for your help to ensure Congress receives a strong message of how critical Medicaid is to clients.
Medicaid was established in 1965 along with Medicare as an entitlement (if you quality, you receive it). As a whole, Medicare pays for the care of 1 in 5 Minnesotans: Older Minnesotans, low income adults, people with disabilities, children and families?
In 2017, there has been talk of repealing Medicaid. The implications would end Minnesota’s Medicaid Expansion, impacting 200,000 Minnesotans. The state would then be forced to choose: provide fewer services, cover fewer people, reduce rates, draw funds from other state programs, or raise taxes.
The coalition has been cultivating new champions in Congress. They have built a strong rapid response system nationally and activists were quickly activated when the Graham-Cassidy bill started gaining steam.
This is Medicaid is asking for your support to help preserve the promise of Medicaid today! Make sure your U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives keep hearing from you and consider volunteering on their phone banks to share the message of how critical Medicaid is to your clients. Ask that our congressional delegation oppose any legislation that would include block grants, cap or cut Medicaid or reduce it to pay for tax cuts.
Visit www.thisismedicaid.org to sign up for emails and take the ‘Pledge to Protect Medicaid.’
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