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John,
Here’s something you probably didn’t know:
The American Rescue Plan created incentives for 14 states to join the rest of the country and expand Medicaid immediately, covering more than 2.2 million Americans, creating over 1 million jobs, and adding more than $350 billion to their local economies over the next 3 years.
Republicans are doing whatever they can to stop it from happening.
Want to know the good news? We can expand Medicaid without them. In fact, two of those states - Missouri and Oklahoma -- already did it!
The local progressive leaders and healthcare professionals worked together to pass Medicaid Expansion by taking it straight to voters at the ballot box and WON!
They provide a model for the 12 states left -- South Dakota, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Kansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Wyoming, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Tennessee, and Texas -- to follow and overcome Republican opposition by any means necessary.
Sign now and demand democratic leaders do whatever it takes to expand Medicaid in the 12 remaining states to more than 2.2 million Americans in need.Take Action
It’s not just up to the states.
Congress can also close the Medicaid coverage gap without Republican support using the process of budget reconciliation that only requires a majority vote to win by including Senator Warnock’s Medicaid expansion amendment in the American Jobs Plan reconciliation bill.
According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Medicaid expansion in these 12 states would provide health coverage for more than 2.2 million Americans.
That’s 766,000 in Texas, 425,000 in Florida, and 275,000 in Georgia to highlight a few of the biggest states. Even in a small state like South Dakota, Medicaid expansion would cover more than 42,500 men, women, and children in need.
There’s no time to waste. Join us in calling on Democratic leaders nationwide to close the Medicaid coverage gap and expand Medicaid in the 12 remaining states by any means necessary NOW.Sign On
Change happens when we fight for it.
Thank you for everything you’re doing to win.
- Tre
Tre Graves
Campaign Organizer
Democracy for America
