Save Medicaid

Save Medicaid Action

For decades Medi-Cal (California’s Medicaid program) has provided essential health care services and economic security for our patients, and it must be protected. Medi-Cal serves 15 million Californians, including half of all children, and provides vital access to primary and preventive care. It reduces health care costs by keeping people out of emergency rooms and supports rural communities and health care jobs. Cuts to Medicaid are cuts to health centers and will hurt the local economy

YET Congress is considering proposals to slash funding, impose work requirements, and limit access to critical services. These proposals are not reform, they ...

For decades Medi-Cal (California’s Medicaid program) has provided essential health care services and economic security for our patients, and it must be protected. Medi-Cal serves 15 million Californians, including half of all children, and provides vital access to primary and preventive care. It reduces health care costs by keeping people out of emergency rooms and supports rural communities and health care jobs. Cuts to Medicaid are cuts to health centers and will hurt the local economy

YET Congress is considering proposals to slash funding, impose work requirements, and limit access to critical services. These proposals are not reform, they are cuts.

We have made great strides in California to provide affordable health care coverage and improve access to health centers, primary and specialty care, mental health, and emergency services. Cutting Medicaid would roll back the hard-fought gains Californians have won.

We urge you to join us in demanding that Congress reject Medicaid cuts that threaten the health and well-being of all Americans.

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Save Medicaid

PLEASE take 3 minutes to contact YOUR Representative and URGE them to PROTECT MEDICAID.

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As a constituent in your district, I urge you to protect Medicaid.

Any cut to Medicaid is a direct threat to community health centers and clinics in your district and the well-being of the 1 in 5 Californians who receive their care at a local health center. Cuts to Medicaid are cuts to community health centers,clinics, and the local economy.

Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, serves 15 million Californians, including hard working adults, seniors, veterans, pregnant women, the disabled, and half of all children. It provides vital access to primary and preventive care. Medicaid reduces health care costs by keeping people out of emergency rooms and supports rural communities and health care jobs.

Cutting funding or blocking eligibility is not meaningful Medicaid reform and it will only reduce Medicaid coverage and access to care - shifting the financial burden to community health centers and clinics and forcing us to close our doors. Medicaid is vital to supporting and stabilizing state and local economies, especially in rural areas. Community health centers and clinics are often the only health care providers in rural communities – so funding cuts will impact health services for all residents, not just Medicaid beneficiaries

Health care is not a partisan issue, it’s a human issue. Medi-Cal patients come from Republican, Democratic, independent, rural, urban, and suburban districts. In fact, California voters have made clear that we need to protect this health care coverage, not tear it down. In November 2024, voters overwhelmingly supported Proposition 35 to protect and increase Medi-Cal funding. Prop. 35 won 68% of the vote and enjoyed strong bipartisan support – passing in every single Congressional district.

The support for Medicaid is strong—across the nation and in California. I urge you to stand with your constituents and reject these harmful cuts to Medicaid. The health of our state and nation depends on it.

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