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​Join the June 15 Wisconsin Call-in Day to Protect Medicaid 
Members of the U.S. Senate are working behind closed doors on their own version of American Health Care Act (AHCA).   The U.S. Senate is preparing to vote on the AHCA within the next two weeks. There is a lot at stake for Wisconsin in this vote. The AHCA cuts federal Medicaid funding by 25% over 10 years and eliminates key health care protections for children and adults with disabilities, including those with mental health needs. Estimates indicate Wisconsin could lose $1 billion in funding and put many essential programs and supports for children/adults with disabilities and seniors at risk. This is an opportunity to contact your US Senators, Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin to share your concerns – see below for an alert with more detail.  

Join the June 15th Wisconsin Call-in Day to Protect Medicaid.  See below for details 
and share your concerns about the proposed cuts to Medicaid and loss of important health care protections.  Today’s 3 PM meeting of the Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force will also include an update on the AHCA and on the June 15th Call In Day to Protect Medicaid. 
 
For information on what Medicaid means to Wisconsin children and adults with disabilities, check out this link :  http://www.survivalcoalitionwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Medicaid-stories-ALL_final.pdf
·        More than 1500 people responded to Survival Coalition's survey asking how Wisconsin's disability community uses our state's more than 20 Medicaid programs, and how their lives would be impacted if Medicaid changes. Here is a sampling of those statewide results, organized by Congressional district, Please share these stories widely with your local media and state and federal legislators.

New Resources on Medicaid and the AHCA:
Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations has developed two new fact sheets to support the Protect Medicaid Day of Action on Thursday.
You can use information and talking points from these fact sheets when making their calls and following up by email with our U.S. Senators, and with your state legislators.  
The Fact Sheets links are provided below: 
  • Myth busting Flier: http://www.survivalcoalitionwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Myth-Busting-Flier.pdf
  • Medicaid one pager Fact Sheet: http://www.survivalcoalitionwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MedicaidOnePageFactSheet.pdf
Also check out Survival’s website for a new section: Medicaid Info Resources.
 
Barbara Beckert, Milwaukee Office Director
DISABILITY RIGHTS WISCONSIN
6737 W. Washington St., Suite 3230
Milwaukee, WI 53214
414-773-4646 Ext 2724 Voice
414-773-4647 Fax
barbara.beckert@drwi.org
 Mental Health Task Force/ Make It Work Milwaukee Update
 
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Members of the U.S. Senate are working behind closed doors on their own version of American Health Care Act (AHCA).   The U.S. Senate is preparing to vote on the AHCA within the next two weeks. There is a lot at stake for Wisconsin in this vote. The AHCA cuts federal Medicaid funding by 25% over 10 years and eliminates key health care protections for children and adults with disabilities. Estimates indicate Wisconsin could lose $1 billion in funding and put many essential programs and supports for children/adults with disabilities and seniors at risk.

There have been no public hearings held on these major proposed changes. 
Join us on June 15 to let the Senate know that Wisconsinites don’t support the AHCA.  
These significant cuts to Medicaid mean cuts to Wisconsin programs like Family Care, IRIS, the Children’s waiver, BadgerCare, mental health programs like CCS, Katie Beckett, autism services, therapies like OT, PT and Speech, personal care, supports provided in schools and even Aging and Disability Resource Centers. Many of these are “optional services” in Medicaid and are at significant risk of being cut or eliminated.

The Senate is also debating: 
  • Even bigger cuts to Medicaid
  • Weakening protections for people with disabilities and other pre-existing conditions by allowing states to charge them more for health care.
  • Allowing states to stop providing Essential Health Benefits like habilitative/rehabilitative services and devices; mental health services and prescription drug coverage.
On June 15, join us in doing these four things:
1.  Call Senators Ron Johnson (202-224-5323) and Tammy Baldwin(202-224-5653) and ask them to vote NO on the American Health Care act because it:
  1. Includes devastating cuts to Medicaid that will mean cuts to Wisconsin programs  that children and adults with disabilities need.
  2.  Weakens protections for people with disabilities and other pre-existing conditions  by  allowing states to charge them more for health care. 
  3.  Allows states to stop providing Essential Health Benefits like  habilitative/rehabilitative services and devices; mental health services and  prescription drugs
  4.  Is being debated behind closed doors with no public input.
 
2.  Call Governor Walker: 608-266-1212 and tell him the AHCA will hurt Wisconsinites.
 
3.  Call your local radio/TV stations and ask to be interviewed about how the health care          reform bill hurts children and adults with disabilities. 
 
4.  Tell two of your friends what cuts to Medicaid would mean for you and your family. Ask         them to call their two U.S. Senators!

 Information on Medicaid enrollment in your Congressional District can be found  here: http://www.survivalcoalitionwi.org/index.php/2017/updates/results-and-stories-from- survival-coalitions-am-i-impacted-by-medicaid-survey/


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