Take Action: Send a letter to federal officials urging them to champion and safeguard Medicaid.
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Take Action: Protect Lifesaving Care
The House passed its budget reconciliation bill, which includes deep cuts to Medicaid. The Senate is now considering the bill.
Estimates from the Congressional Budget Office show that the version of the bill passed by the House would cause nearly 8 million people to lose Medicaid coverage. The bill proposes harmful changes to the Medicaid program, including burdensome work and eligibility reporting requirements that would cause many beneficiaries to lose coverage and adding cost-sharing requirements that would make care more expensive and likely unaffordable.
The changes to Medicaid proposed in the bill would be particularly harmful for people with addiction. Medicaid is the largest payer of substance use services. Many people enrolled in Medicaid who have addiction will be targeted by the proposed changes that will make it harder for them to maintain coverage and access life-saving care.
The Senate now has an opportunity to change the bill and prevent these harmful changes to the Medicaid program. Send a letter to your senators urging them to protect Medicaid for people with addiction.
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Expert Insight: The Real Impact of Federal Actions on People Impacted by Addiction
Our Vice President of Health Law and Policy, Lindsey Vuolo, JD, MPH, recently contributed to a blog post in partnership with Community Catalyst and Legal Action Center. This expert analysis discusses how the recent federal policy changes threaten access to addiction care for millions—and what that means for families and communities nationwide.
Share Your Story: How Cuts to Addiction Science Are Impacting Lives
Our partners at the Addiction Science Defense Network (ASDN)are requesting stories from people who have been affected by federal staff and funding cuts to addiction research, treatment and prevention. This could be any of the following situations:
researchers and/or their staff who have been fired
grants that have been abruptly discontinued
medical researchers whose clinical trials have been interrupted
clients/patients no longer able to receive treatment
people and communities no longer able to receive needed services
prevention practices that have been discontinued
individuals and families who have been impacted
They are looking for two general types of stories:
success stories showing how the science leads to practices for improving outcomes or lives
harm done now that these supports are no longer available
If you have a story that you would like to share, please complete the form at the button below and we can share it with our ASDN colleagues.
