[NFBMI-Talk] Fwd: Feb 6 Take Action to Protect Medicaid

Wed Feb 5 22:08:27 UTC 2025

Hello, fellow Hoosier Federationists.

I know we have several who are braving the weather and wearing out shoe
leather even now in Washington, DC to play the long game of getting
Congressional reps and senators to honor the Organized Blind
Movement's top legislative
priorities
<https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/legislative-priorities> in the
119th Congress.  Congrats to Misty Kienzynski and her awesome team of
legislative advocates.

But there is a short-term game going on at the same time.  The material
below does not come from a Federation source, but it is from an ally org
called Justice In Aging <https://justiceinaging.org/> which is based in
Washington, DC.

While it will take a while for us in the Federation to score points by
getting our high-priority bills passed, Medicaid is under present threat.
I encourage you to read the article entitled 2025 Budget Stakes: Millions
Could Lose Health Coverage or See Costs Rise
<https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/2025-budget-stakes-millions-could-lose-health-coverage-or-see-costs-rise>
published
by the Center On Budget And Policy Priorities.

See below for a way all of us can make it known to our Congressional reps
and senators that Medicaid cuts are off limits.  Even those of us who could
not make it to Washington this year can make our voices heard with a simple
phone call on Thursday, February 6.

Kind regards,

-Kane

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From: Dee Ann Hart via acblists.org <deeannhart3=gmail.com at acblists.org>
Date: Wed, Feb 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Subject: [Indiana-L] Feb 6 Take Action to Protect Medicaid
To: <Indiana-L at acblists.org>, <indiana-hasc at groups.io>, Lexi Westerfield <
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*Subject:* Feb 6 Take Action to Protect Medicaid

>
>
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> <https://default.salsalabs.org/Ta7e3172b-b5b6-4028-a113-4e75581dc864/63fb918b-80cc-4413-a64f-de46c1b95619>
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> *Republican leaders in Congress are pushing forward proposals that would
> cut funding for Medicaid and other programs that older adults rely on to
> meet their basic needs.* They are looking to use Medicaid as a piggy
> bank, cutting it to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations and
> immigration enforcement.
>
> Whether Medicaid cuts come in the form of red tape such as work
> requirements and stricter eligibility rules, or caps and cuts to federal
> funding
> <https://default.salsalabs.org/T5f5146b1-e10a-49f2-b70f-8750056a2c6a/63fb918b-80cc-4413-a64f-de46c1b95619>,
> the result is the same: *taking away health and long-term care from older
> adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers.*
> Take Action Tomorrow, Feb. 6th!
>
> · Join Justice in Aging and partners across the country to *send a clear
> message to Congress: Don’t cut Medicaid!* Use this call-in line to *reach
> your member of Congress: 866-426-2631*.
>
>
> · Tell your representative to oppose any Medicaid cuts because seniors
> will be harmed. Medicaid is a lifeline for 80 million people, including
> over 7 million seniors and 12 million people with Medicare.
>
>
> · Use our updated fact sheets to help make the case that cutting Medicaid
> will harm seniors:
>
> ·         Cutting Medicaid Harms Older Adults No Matter How It’s Sliced
> <https://default.salsalabs.org/Tb6b5f081-5721-4ee7-830e-9d12da092b22/63fb918b-80cc-4413-a64f-de46c1b95619>
>
> ·         Medicaid Work Requirements: Red Tape That Would Cut Health
> Coverage for Older Adults
> <https://default.salsalabs.org/T6309cc60-9366-4685-81a9-aef3f541d556/63fb918b-80cc-4413-a64f-de46c1b95619>
>
>
> · Check out this map
> <https://default.salsalabs.org/T3c2ed5d0-0e17-4563-bd4b-b925698a6ce6/63fb918b-80cc-4413-a64f-de46c1b95619>
> to find out what percentage of people in your Congressional district rely
> on Medicaid. Additional resources including call scripts, template fact
> sheets, action alerts and more are available in this Medicaid Defense
> Resource List
> <https://default.salsalabs.org/T3045dba3-c23a-48f1-979d-dea2480d4e21/63fb918b-80cc-4413-a64f-de46c1b95619>
> .
>
> *Together, we can protect Medicaid. *
>
> *Call-in number provided by SEIU and will remain open for the fight ahead!*
>
> *Follow Us*
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> <https://www.facebook.com/JusticeinAging>
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> <https://www.instagram.com/justiceinaging/>
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> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/6392656?trk=tyah&trkInfo=idx%3A1-2-2%2CtarId%3A1425230414287%2Ctas%3AJustice+in+Aging>
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> *Contact Us*
>
> Justice in Aging
> (202) 289-6976
> info at justiceinaging.org
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