87 Organizations Call on Congress to Protect Medicaid
87 organizations issued a letter today calling on
For example,
* Roughly half of all births - helping pregnant woman and infants receive care;
* Nearly a third of pediatric cancer patients; and
* Half of children and a third of adults with cystic fibrosis.
The American Health Care Act would cut
See below for the full text of the letter and complete list of organizations that signed on.
The Honorable
The Honorable
Speaker of the House
The undersigned organizations write to express grave concern about proposals put forth in the American Health Care Act (AHCA) to alter the fundamental structure and purpose of
We feel compelled to speak out against proposals to phase out
Reject Per Capita Caps
The proposal to convert federal financing of
For patients with ongoing health care needs, this means that
Pairing financing reforms with increased flexibility, as has often been proposed, would further undermine
Maintain Medicaid Expansion
While the
The proposed financing reforms are a fundamental shift away from
We hope that we can continue our dialogue as you move forward in this process to arrive at solutions that provide all Americans with high-quality, affordable care regardless of an individual's income, employment status, health status, or geographic location.
Sincerely,
AIDS Action Baltimore
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network
Bridge the Gap -
CADASIL Together We Have
Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy
Community Access National Network
Cure HHT
Cystinosis Research Network
debra of America
FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
Friedreich's
Hannah's
Hispanic Health Network
Hope for Hypothalamic Hamartomas
Kids v Cancer
Liver Health Connection
March of Dimes
Medicare Rights Center
NASTAD (
National
National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable
Needle Exchange Emergency Distribution (NEED)
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD)
The PCD (Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia) Foundation
T1D Exchange
Trisomy 18 Foundation
Wishes for Elliott: Advancing SCN8A Research
CC: Senate Minority Leader
House Minority Leader
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair
Secretary of Health and Human Services
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2 March of Dimes. Maternity and Newborn Care in
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4 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry. 2015 Annual Data Report. (Online). 2016. Available: https://www.cff.org/Our-Research/CF-Patient-Registry/2015-Patient-Registry-Annual-Data-Report.pdf
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10 Brantley, Erin, et. al. Myths About the Medicaid Expansion and the 'Able-Bodied'. Health Affairs Blog. (Online)
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