POLITICIANS ARE TRYING TO CUT MEDICAID

While prices skyrocket and Americans struggle to pay for basic necessities like groceries and rent, politicians in Washington, DC are trying to cut Medicaid and take healthcare away from as many as 13 million people – while raising costs on all of us.

TAKE ACTION

Tell your representative to protect Medicaid.

RIPPING AWAY HEALTH INSURANCE

Washington politicians are trying to rip healthcare away from up to 13 million Americans, leaving workers and families without insurance.

Members of Congress are trying to hide behind false claims about waste, fraud and abuse to cut Medicaid. They should listen to Republican Senator Josh Hawley, who recently wrote: “Congress should be doing everything possible to aid these working families … what we should not do is eliminate their healthcare.”

RAISING COSTS ON EVERY AMERICAN

Medicaid cuts don’t just hurt the people that lose their insurance, they hurt healthcare coverage for everyone around the country.

Cuts to Medicaid mean taxpayers covering the bills for overcrowded hospital emergency rooms, increased insurance co-pays making doctor’s visits more expensive and the closure of hospitals in rural communities. It doesn’t matter if Americans are on Medicaid or not, it results in worse healthcare coverage and higher costs for everyone.

DEVASTATING THE ECONOMY

Cutting Medicaid doesn’t just hurt the people who rely on it for healthcare, it can wreck the American economy and contribute to a potential recession.

An independent study found that Medicaid cuts would lead to the loss of 888,000 American jobs, $157 billion in lost economic output and a GDP reduction of $95 billion. Medicaid has been called an “economic engine” where “any cuts to federal funding will have immediate consequences on state economies.”