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Crossing Religious Lines to Protect Medicaid
December 11, 2012 | Evan Petrone
This week, the Interfaith Disability Advocacy Coalition (IDAC) team at AAPD went into full throttle to finish and hand-deliver a letter to 115 select members of Congress, who have significant influence over Medicaid and influence budget deficit discussions.
The letter aggregated signatures from 27 different IDAC members and national religious organizations; spanning various Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. These groups cross religious lines in favor of supporting all people with disabilities who rely on Medicaid to lead healthy and independent lives. This letter aims to encourage our members of Congress to cross party lines to protect the rights of those on Medicaid.
Click here to read the full letter
AAPD thanks the following religious organizations for their signed support of this initiative:
African Methodist Episcopal Church Connectional Health Commission
American Baptist Home Mission Societies
American Muslim Health Professionals
Association of Jewish Family and Children’s Agencies
Disability Concerns Ministry, Christian Reformed Church in North America
Disability Concerns, Reformed Church in America
Disciples Justice Action Network
Disciples Home Missions, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
The Episcopal Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Islamic Society of North America
Jewish Council for Public Affairs
The Jewish Federations of North America
L’Arche USA
Muslim Public Affairs Council
National Council of Jewish Women
NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
Presbyterian Church (USA) Office of Public Witness
Rabbinical Assembly
Union for Reform Judaism
United Church of Christ, Council for Health and Human Service Ministries
United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness Ministries
United Methodist Church – General Board of Church and Society
Unitarian Universalist Association, Witness Ministries
Women’s Rabbinic Network
Women of Reform Judaism
