[NFBAZ-EastValleyChapter] Fwd: Empower! Action Alert: Are You an AHCCCS Recipient? We Need Your Story! VERY IMPORTANT

Sun Jun 18 01:42:32 UTC 2017

Dear East Valley,

I wanted to send the information that Mary Hartle has forwarded to me regarding a bill that is in the works. I have copied Donald Porterfield as well. We can work with Donald and the NFBA to come up with a plan. As for now, please read and inform yourselves on this issue. It is very important. It is regarding cuts for people who are on insurance. Some of these people, including myself, rely on this help. I know that some of our members may be on medication that is really expensive. It is hard enough with the little budgets that we have in order to pay for our insurance as it is. I need to read more into this as well, but thought it very pertinent to send this out right away.

Thank you Mary for bringing this to our attention at the chapter meeting today.

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Mary Hartle" <maryhartle at cox.net>
> Date: June 14, 2017 at 6:38:36 PM MST
> To: "Megan Homrighausen" <megan.homrighausen at yahoo.com>
> Cc: <maryhartle at cox.net>
> Subject: FW: Empower! Action Alert: Are You an AHCCCS Recipient? We Need Your Story!
> 
> Hi Megan:
>  
> I am sending this to you for 2 reasons:
>  
> 1.       In case you are on AHCCCS, Congress is planning to make massive cuts to Medicaid funding.  I know you are starting work; however, since you may not make as much money at first, you might be able to stay on AHCCCS for awhile longer.  Also, there is a specila program for persons with disabilities, called Freedom to Work that allows an individual to earn up to $52,000 and still receive AHCCCS coverage. 
> 2.       I would like this brought up at the chapter meeting this Saturday in case others in the chapter are on Medicaid.
> We need to call Senators Jeff Flake and John McCain and tell them why Medicaid is vital to their health.
>  
> Please see below for more information.
>  
> Thanks, Megan!
>  
> Mary
>  
>  
> Mary A. Hartle
> 480-733-5266
> maryhartle at cox.net
>  
> From: Ability360 [mailto:advocacy=ability360.org at mail168.atl171.mcdlv.net] On Behalf Of Ability360
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 2:03 PM
> To: maryhartle at cox.net
> Subject: Empower! Action Alert: Are You an AHCCCS Recipient? We Need Your Story!
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> EMPOWER! Advocacy
> You can save Medicaid...
>  
> ...by telling your story to Arizona’s U.S. Senators.
>  
> If you receive Medicaid (also called AHCCCS), a volunteer will help you write your story so you can email it to Senators McCain and Flake, explaining what Medicaid does for you and how it would affect your life if the Senate votes to make drastic cuts to Medicaid.
>  
> In TEN DAYS, the Senate will be voting on a bill that would make huge cuts to Medicaid.  The House has already passed a bill that would:
> Cut Medicaid by over $800 billion in 10 years
> End the Medicaid expansion, causing millions to lose coverage
> Force states to cut Medicaid services, such as home and community services that help people with disabilities live in the community instead of institutions
> Please email our Advocacy Specialist AS SOON AS POSSIBLE with your NAME AND PHONE NUMBER if you or a family member receive Medicaid (AHCCCS) and will share your story.  A volunteer will call you to write it up to send to Senators McCain and Flake.  If our Senators hear from enough people, they are much more likely to vote against cutting Medicaid.  Three Republican Senators need to vote against the bill to defeat it, and we Arizonans can help get two of the three votes to save Medicaid.
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> David Carey at davidc at ability360.org
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