John,

This weekend marks the 57th anniversary of Medicaid―the nation’s largest health care program, insuring over 87 million people.

When the pandemic struck, causing millions of people to lose their jobs and their employer-sponsored health care, Medicaid enrollment skyrocketed, increasing by 12 million people in the first year of the pandemic.

Medicaid has narrowed uninsured rates between Black, Latino, and white communities, leading to a reduction in certain chronic illnesses.

Medicaid is the leading payer of long-term care for older Americans and people with disabilities, including home based and community care services, and nursing home care.

But, right now, 12 states have still refused to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, leaving 2 million low-income adults uninsured.

Will you donate $5, $7, or $57 on the 57th anniversary of Medicaid to keep fighting to close the Medicaid coverage gap and ensure everyone has access to the health care they need and deserve?

Sixty percent of these 2 million adults are people of color. More than 800,000 are women of reproductive age, at a time when maternal mortality rates are climbing, with disproportionately high maternal death rates for Black and Latina women.

We must keep fighting for affordable, accessible health care for everyone, particularly people with low-incomes, the aging, and people with disabilities.

On the 57th anniversary of Medicaid, chip in $5, $7, or $57 to keep fighting to strengthen Medicaid for the next 57 years.

If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your secure donation will go through immediately:

Thank you for all that you do for the human needs of all people and families.

Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs