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Call Today! Tell Congress No to Medicaid Cuts & Yes to Protecting Our Elders

California Health Advocates > Health Care Reform > Call Today! Tell Congress No to Medicaid Cuts & Yes to Protecting Our Elders

Posted by Karen Fletcher on March 7, 2017

Our partners, Justice in Aging, put out this call asking Congress to reject Medicaid cuts and to protect our elders’ right to necessary health care. Please read, sign and send the pre-written letter to your Congress people today.

The newly-revealed “American Health Care Act” would be disastrous for the many older Americans who rely upon Medicaid for in-home assistance, nursing home care, and other health care services. The legislation calls for drastic funding decreases, virtually guaranteeing that state Medicaid programs will ration care. Until now, Medicaid coverage has been based on a promise to provide medically necessary care, but the American Health Care Act would replace that promise with slashed funding that would only become less adequate as years go by.

Medicaid exists to assist Americans who cannot otherwise afford needed health care services. Medicaid funding should be sufficient to meet older Americans’ needs.

Contact your Senators and Representatives and ask that they oppose the American Health Care Act.

This link takes you to Justice in Aging’s alert and will automatically connect you to your Congress people. It gives you a pre-written letter you can add to or submit directly.
For more details on the legislation and mark-up, see the Energy and Commerce Committee website.
Thank you for your action and speaking up for protecting the health care of our older Americans.

Filed Under: Health Care Reform, Low-Income help, Professionals

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About Karen Fletcher

Our blogger Karen J. Fletcher is CHA's publications consultant. She provides technical expertise, writing and research on Medicare, health disparities and other health care issues. With a Masters in Public Health from UC Berkeley, she serves in health advocacy as a trainer and consultant. See her current articles.

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