Contact Your Senators; Ask Them to Protect Medicaid
Contact Your Senators; Ask Them to Protect Medicaid
Urge Your Senators to Protect Medicaid - All Seven Medicaid Regulations Moratoria Must be PassedBackground
As the economy worsens, the President is cutting public programs. The current target: Medicaid. The Administration proposed 7 Medicaid rule changes that would cut Medicaid funding by nearly $50 billion over 5 years at a time when people need it most.
Status
The House:
March 13, 2008 - H.R. 5613 introduced in the House to delay implementation of the 7 harmful Medicaid regulations.
April 23, 2008 - The House passed H.R. 5613 by a veto proof margin of 349-62 thanks to hearing from so many grassroots advocates like you.
The Senate:
April 29, 2008 - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-NV) efforts to bring H.R. 5613 to a vote were blocked by Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK).
The President:
The President has already threatened to veto this legislation. If we cannot get it passed in the Senate and override the President's expected veto, a number of critical services will be lost, including case management, rehabilitation services, school-based transportation, and administrative services. These cuts will not only hurt many people with disabilities directly, but they will ripple through every state's economy leading to losses in jobs, and drops in wages and business activity.
Take Action
Please call your Senators' offices before May 7th toll free at 1-800-828-0498. Here's what to say:
"Please preserve Medicaid and oppose all 7 harmful regulations proposed by the Administration that will take away critical services to many people with disabilities."