Action Alert! 5 Days to Stop Latest Health Care Repeal Effort
September 25, 2017
We’re in the final stretch of the fight to stop the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson (GCHJ) bill from passing in the US Senate. September 25, 2017 is a National Disability Call-In Day to Save Medicaid.
The Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson (GCHJ) proposal would:
- Allow insurers to charge individuals with pre-existing conditions more money for health coverage
- Cap and block grant Medicaid (the equivalent of Medicaid cuts)
- Cut funding for Medicaid expansion
- Cut funding for financial assistance that helps low-wage workers and moderate-income families buy private insurance
- Repeal the ACA individual and employer mandates
We have heard that Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Senator John McCain (R-AZ), and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) intend to vote no on the Graham-Cassidy bill – these are the three “no” votes needed to stop this bill. However, we cannot assume that Senators Paul, McCain, and Cruz will actually cast “no” votes when the Graham-Cassidy bill comes to a vote later this week. We must keep up the pressure on all Senators!
Past AAPD Action Alerts on Graham-Cassidy
- Action Alert! 10 Days to Stop Latest Health Care Repeal Effort
- Action Alert! Renewed Health Care Repeal Efforts Threaten Medicaid
Contact your Senators today and tell them not to support this bill!
Take Action
Contact your Senators and share the following messages:
- Oppose the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson proposal and any other bill that cuts, caps, or block grants Medicaid.
- Support bi-partisan efforts to stabilize the healthcare marketplace and improve healthcare for all.
Call your Senators
Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to your Senators. September 25, 2017 is a National Disability Call-In Day to Save Medicaid.
Tweet your Senators
Tweet your Senators and use the hashtags #SaveMedicaid, #NoCutsNoCaps, #ProtectOurCare, #ADAPTandRESIST, #KeepAmericaCovered, and/or #CoverageMatters.
Email your Senators
Contacting Congress provides unique links to email your Senators directly.
Meet with your Senators
Contacting Congress allows you to request a meeting with your Member of Congress. You can also check the Town Hall Project for congressional events in your area.
- Civic Engagement Toolbox for Self-Advocates – Autistic Self Advocacy Network
- How to Set up a Meeting with your Member of Congress – Families USA
Washington, DC Events
- Press Conference (Tuesday, 9/26) with Senator Casey at 11:30 a.m. on the east Capitol lawn near the Senate wing of the Capitol—with Senators Wyden, Stabenow, Van Hollen, Duckworth, and Hassan to address the effect of Graham-Cassidy on people with disabilities and the changes to Medicaid.
- Speak Out Event (Tuesday, 9/26) to stop Graham-Cassidy at 3:00 p.m. on the east lawn of the Capitol grounds.
State Events
Search the links below for events in your area.
- Congressional Protests to Save Health Care – MoveOn.org
- National Events – Center for Public Representation
- State Health Care Event Calendar 2017 – Families USA
Additional Resources
- Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Bill Would Reduce Medicaid Funds to States by $713B Over the Next 10 Years – Avalere Health
- Sounding the Alarm: The New Senate Health Care Bill Could Cut $3.2 Trillion from Medicaid by 2036 – AARP
- Graham-Cassidy: A Closer Look At The Medicaid Provisions – Sara Rosenbaum, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
- Graham-Cassidy Bill – Center for Public Representation
- Like Other ACA Repeal Bills, Cassidy-Graham Plan Would Add Millions to Uninsured, Destabilize Individual Market – Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Graham-Cassidy Proposal: Gigantic Block Grants and Huge Health Care Cuts – Families USA
- How Does Graham-Cassidy Compare to Previous Repeal Bills? – Families USA
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