Congress is rushing to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid to finance tax breaks for corporations and billionaires. Such massive cuts will terminate health care for children, older adults, low-wage workers, and people with disabilities.
Medicaid provides health insurance to 1 in 5 people, amounting to 70 million people in the U.S.
Medicaid provides health insurance to 37 million children, nearly half of all children in the U.S.
64% of adults under 65 and insured through Medicaid work full or part time.
Medicaid is the primary payer of long-term services and supports in the U.S., covering 61% of services delivered in home and community based settings.
These cuts to Medicaid will terminate health care for people who can least afford it—and do nothing to crack down on the corporate greed that’s driving up our costs.
We cannot allow these cuts to go forward. Join the Medicaid Defense movement and support NHeLP for Medicaid Action Month.
This is a defining moment in the fight for quality, affordable health care for all. Medicaid is a vital source of health insurance for millions of people and there is no doubt that these cuts would take health care away from the people who need it most. Join the Medicaid Defense movement now by calling your members of Congress, follow NHeLP on social media and help us spread the word about what’s at stake, and support NHeLP in the fight with a donation today.
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Medicaid is Under Attack—Act Now!
The fight to protect Medicaid has never been more urgent.
Right now, proposals to slash funding, impose harsh work requirements, and restrict eligibility threaten to destroy Medicaid and strip life-saving health care from millions of children, workers, older adults, and families. We won’t stand by while access to care is torn away.
Support NHeLP today to stop the reckless and deadly policies and defend the rights of those who rely on Medicaid to access health care.
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Save the Date: Upcoming Executive Briefing (Virtual)
Join NHeLP Executive Director, Elizabeth G. Taylor, and Managing Director, Federal Advocacy, Mara Youdelman, for our upcoming Executive Briefing event on April 23rd at 2 pm EDT. More event details to follow.
For more information, contact our Development Manager, Margaret Okakpu, at okakpu@healthlaw.org.