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By Jordan Lindsey, Executive Director, The Arc & UCP California Collaboration
As members of Congress return home this week for recess, Californians across the state are making it loud and clear that voting for a cut to Medicaid is a betrayal to people with disabilities and their families. Our voices are beginning to be heard but the fact remains that the House of Representatives passed a budget blueprint for a cut of $880 billion in spending, which would drastically reduce funding for Medicaid funded services in California by tens of billions of dollars every year. And no matter what members of Congress are saying, people with disabilities and their families are NOT WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.
By now you are hopefully aware of what programs and services Medicaid funds in California through Medi-Cal: Regional Center services, In Home Supportive Services (IHSS), therapies and supports for students, pre-natal care for pregnant women, and early interventions services for babies born with complex medical conditions or developmental delays.
So, how can you add your voice to this fight? Members of Congress are on recess from March 15 – 23, so this week is a critical time for you to reach out to them before they make important votes on Medicaid in the coming weeks.
Our partners at Care Can’t Wait have developed this Ultimate Guide to Protect Medicaid that will give you step by step information on how to reach out to your member of Congress and how to engage others to do the same. Additionally, you can help to spread the word about the following opportunities to connect with our Republican members of Congress this week:
Rally to Save Our Health Care in front of Rep. Young Kim’s office (District 40).
- DATE: Tuesday, March 18
- TIME: Noon
- LOCATION: 180 N. Riverview Dr. Suite 150 Anaheim, CA 92808 | Flyer here
Tele-Townhall with Rep. Kevin Kiley’s (District 3)
- DATE: Monday, March 17
- TIME: 6:30 PM.
- To participate, call (877) 229-8493 and enter PIN #122293.
- RSVP: https://kiley.house.gov/tele-town-hall-rsvp-form
If you need assistance reaching out to your member of Congress or organizing a rally or other event then please contact our office at [email protected].