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Breaking Through: Medicaid and Childcare Under Attack. Addressing The Maternal Health Emergency. Direct File Tool for Your Taxes

March 31, 2025
On the radio show this week we cover the problems with the damaging effects of the proposed cuts to Medicaid; the latest with the maternal health emergency in America; how access to childcare is under attack; and how to use a no cost direct file tool for your taxes. Special Guests include: Joan...
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Large cuts to Medicaid funding put rural communities and their health care systems at serious risk
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Medicaid is Under Threat—And Rural Communities Have the Most at Stake

March 28, 2025
Health care access for more than 72 million people in the United States is under threat. As Congress moves to cut spending across the board, critical Medicaid funding is on the chopping block—we’re looking at up to $880 billion in cuts—which would impact those in small town and rural communities...
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#WellnessWed Medicaid & the ACA: Progess, Gaps, and the Road Ahead

March 26, 2025
On 3.26.25, we hosted a #WellnessWed conversation across X and BlueSky to mark the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and explore the ongoing impact of Medicaid expansion. The discussion centered on the progress made since the ACA’s passage, as well as the urgent need to close remaining...
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Our Stories: Sasheena Salvador speaks at the Medicaid Day of Action Press Conference

March 24, 2025
On March 18th, our member Sasheena Salvador from Brooklyn, NY spoke at a press conference with Leader Jeffries for the Medicaid Day of Action. Here is her story: “Good morning! My name is Sasheena Salvador, and I live in Gravesend. I am a single woman and a mom to the amazing two-year-old, Aviana,...
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*ACTION FOR APRIL RECESS: Deliver stories to your U.S. Representative in-district

March 20, 2025
This is an all-hands-on-deck moment!!! The headlines are bleak and members of Congress need to hear from us again and again. (Thank you in advance!!) We’ve all been speaking out by the thousands because we know that the long-term impact of the budget cuts being proposed (including potentially...
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Children with Learning Disabilities are Real. Trump’s Education Plans are Hurting Them.

March 18, 2025
Last week, the Trump administration is firing 50% of the Department of Education staff. With the layoffs, Title I K-12 schools and students with disabilities will take the most damage.
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Kids need Medicaid for mental health!

March 17, 2025
"I have a disabled son with autism and Medicaid is extremely important for his health and mental health. It is a much-needed program. Please don't cut this much-needed human right!" - Marta from North Brunswick, NJ Marta isn’t alone in having Medicaid coverage for her family: 72 million Americans...
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Breaking Through: Medicaid. Maternal Health. How Trump’s Policies Are Hurting All of Us, Including His Voters

March 17, 2025
On the radio show this week we discuss the single largest program for maternity care in the United States, Medicaid, and why we’re fighting to protect it. Next, we dive into the many ways the Trump administration’s “cost-cutting” measures will actually end up costing all of our families and our...
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Top Actions of the Past Week: Friday, March 14, 2025

March 14, 2025
Tell Your Governor to Defend Medicaid Funding Republicans in Congress are pushing for massive tax breaks for the rich and think we should pay for them by cutting healthcare (and other critical programs) for those who can least afford it. Right now, Medicaid funding is on the chopping block at the...
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Our Stories: Chris Dunham Testifies on the Hill

March 11, 2025
Last week, our member Chris Dunham from Feasterville, PA testified at the U.S. House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee to share his family's story about the importance of Medicaid. Here is his story: Dunham-hearing.jpg My name is Chris Dunham and I am a full-time caregiver for my 16-year-...
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