Alert: Rally to Protect Medicaid: Tell Congress Medicaid Cuts and Work Requirements are OFF THE TABLE!
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From the National Council on Independent Living ... https://ncil.org
NCIL and other organizations have been meeting with Congressional offices telling them to back off Medicaid, but we need your help!
The U.S. House of Representatives’ bill passed on April 26 includes radical work requirements for Medicaid enrollees ages 19 to 55 in exchange for lifting the debt ceiling.
We need to tell Congress to keep Medicaid OUT of debt ceiling negotiations.
People with disabilities rely on Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) to live independently in their communities and NOT IN NURSING HOMES!
Cuts to Medicaid and the proposed work requirements would cause more red tape and would make it even harder for people with disabilities, their families, and the workers who support them to access the care they need to survive.
Reach out to your representatives and tell them to keep Medicaid out of debt ceiling negotiations.
Find your Representative: congress.gov/members/find-your-member
Online Rally to Protect Medicaid!
NCIL will also be hosting an online rally on Tuesday, May 23 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern.
Register for the rally: https://bit.ly/41TGxUw
CART and ASL will be provided. This event will also be recorded and posted to the On-Demand section of NCIL’s website (ncil.org/ncil-training-on-demand). If you need any additional accommodations, please contact Jenny Sichel at jenny@ncil.org.
If you are interested in disability advocacy issues like this one, contact Colleen Downs, Systems Advocate at:
518-563-9058 Ext. 110
The Mission of the North Country Center for Independence is to help people with disabilities to live more independent and productive lives, and promote better policies and community understanding of disability issues. NCCI serves people with disabilities, families, and the community on issues related to physical and mental disabilities. NCCI is led and staffed mostly by people with disabilities. It is one of the 41 Independent Living Centers in New York State. There are also hundreds of similar centers throughout the United States. NCCI serves Clinton and Essex Counties, New York.
