In Case You Missed It:  NHeLP Resources for Saving Medicaid & ACA Cuts to Medicaid Funding Would Harm Women - And Everyone Else In the Country Huffington Post Op-Ed Opposing Attempts to Cut Medicaid By NHeLP Executive Director Elizabeth G. Taylor NHeLP Executive Director Elizabeth G. Taylor discusses the ongoing congressional efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and cut Medicaid funding and expansion. Taylor highlights how the so-called American Health Care Act's austere policy would adversely impact health care for women, and cause sweeping harm to the entire health care system. Read the op-ed here.  School Districts Hit Hard Under Proposed Medicaid Cuts State Specific Fact Sheets to Fight Cuts to Medicaid By Senior Attorney Wayne Turner Blog post details how proposed Medicaid cuts in AHCA would endanger school-based health care services for low income children and their families, and provides links to state specific fact sheets for Alaska, Arizona, Maine, Nevada, Ohio and West Virginia (plus a federal Medicaid fact sheet). Read the blog post here. The Faces of Medicaid Expansion: Filling Gaps in Coverage Personal Stories Help Bolster Case for Saving Expansion By Senior Policy Analyst David Machledt New paper explores the positive social and personal impact of Medicaid expansion and offers a powerful argument for why Medicaid must be preserved, with personal stories from Medicaid beneficiaries in Illinois, Ohio and Michigan. Read the paper here. Medi-Cal is Critical for Older Adults & Individuals with Disabilities Part Three of NHeLP's 12-Part Blog Series "Protect Medi-Cal Funding" By Staff Attorney Alicia Kauk Blog post and issue brief about the more than 2 million older adults and individuals with disabilities in California who rely on Medi-Cal, and analysis of how proposed cuts to federal Medicaid funding would harm them. Read the blog here. Take Action During Memorial Day Recess - Stop Cuts to Medicaid & ACA Resources for Contacting Representatives and Senators During Recess Memorial Day means a recess for Congress from May 29 to June 2, and we need your help to ensure that Congress does not approve legislation that would destroy Medicaid funding and repeal the Affordable Care Act. Find out more here. NHeLP advocates for the rights of low-income and underserved people to access quality health care. www.healthlaw.org      NHeLP is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization.  All contributions are tax-deductible.   We rely on generous donors like you!  National Health Law Program  |  1444 I Street NW, Suite 1105  |  Washington  |  DC  |  20005

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