Friend,

More than 15 million people in California depend on Medi-Cal, the state's
Medicaid program, for their healthcare.(1)

Seventy percent of Medi-Cal is funded by the federal government -- and
that funding is on Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
chopping block.(2)

Medicaid is a lifeline for coverage and a foundational source of economic
and health security for 80 million Americans, and a key funding pillar for
the doctors and hospitals on which we all rely. The Medicaid program is
under threat this Congress, which is why we have joined with a coalition
of California healthcare advocates to flood our representatives' phones
for a Medicaid Day of Action TODAY!

[ [link removed] ]Click here to call your member of Congress to say, "Hands off
Medicaid!"

[ [link removed] ]CALL NOW

One in four people living in California depend on Medi-Cal, and it's a
lifeline of coverage and care for so many: children and low-wage working
families, veterans, people working to overcome substance use disorder,
vulnerable seniors and people with disabilities.

Medicaid is how hospitals in rural and other underfunded areas stay open!
Since 2010, 74% of rural hospital closures have been in states that did
not extend Medicaid coverage to all low-income adults.

Since 2014, 41 states and D.C. have opted to extend Medicaid to low-income
adults (including 21 states won by Trump and 20 states won by Harris).
Since 2022, 47 states and D.C. have expanded Medicaid coverage to pregnant
women for up to 12 months postpartum to help address our nation’s maternal
health crisis. In 2023, Congress passed a bipartisan bill to allow
children to remain continuously enrolled in Medicaid for a full 12 months.

That's why it is so important that our representatives hear from as many
constituents as possible today! We need our legislators to take a stand
against Elon Musk and DOGE's draconion cuts. Will you call today?

[ [link removed] ]Call your member of Congress and tell them to do everything they can to
protect Medicaid!

Thank you for being with us.

–Irene, along with Annie, Angela, Isidra, Cecilia, Jen, and Lindsay (the
Courage team)

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Courage California (formerly Courage Campaign) makes sure our democracy works for ALL of us by fighting corruption in California politics. We believe the solution lies in exposing and solving systemic problems through strategic organizing, enhancing coordination between progressive organizations, and mobilizing civic engagement from our communities, particularly voters of color, young voters, and self-identified progressives.

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