Save Medicaid - Rapid response needed

The “American Healthcare Act” puts Medicaid Expansion at risk and reduces access to healthcare for Arizonans.
Arizona’s Expansion of Medicaid in 2013 was a hard-fought achievement for Pima County Interfaith and Arizona Interfaith.  It brought healthcare, through AHCCS, to hundreds of thousands of Arizonans who really need it.

One of them is Linda Victoria who works for us a few hours a month managing our online presence. After years of debilitating pain and unable to afford adequate health insurance, she just had her hip replaced thanks to Medicaid Expansion.

Last week, Congress introduced the American Healthcare Act. Many features of this Health Insurance overhaul are bad for Arizona:

• Ends Medicaid Expansion:  380,000 people stand to lose coverage in Arizona.
• Makes health insurance more expensive, especially for older Arizonans.
• Minimizes protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
• Gives tax breaks to the wealthy and pharmaceutical companies.

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URGENT ACTION STEPS:

• Call and email your Federal Legislators (see list, right) and let them know why this plan is not right for Arizona.  ​ Tell them ​to vote no on the American Health Care Act because it hurts children, seniors and people with disabilities. They will vote this week on the measure.
  
  
• Thank Governor Ducey for his opposition to the plan, and ask him to continue to call on Congress to oppose this bill:
  
  Dear Governor Ducey,
  Thank you for standing up for Arizona. I agree with you that Arizona should not absorb the single largest transfer of financial risk to states. The American Health Care Act would do just that by cutting $880 billion in federal Medicaid funding to states by 2026. You rightly pointed out that we are talking about people and people’s lives when it comes to repealing the ACA. I am asking you to speak up for me once again by urging Congress to vote NO on the American Health Care Act.

Thank you,

Kevin Courtney,
Lead Organizer

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Analysis: 380,000 Arizonans may lose Medicaid
Former Gov. Jan Brewer signing the Medicaid Expansion Law, 2013. She said earlier this week that “it weighs heavy on my heart” when she thinks of the current plan to repeal the ACA.

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​CONTACT ASAP!
(Effectiveness:
1. Meeting
2. Letter
3. Call
4. Email)

Gov. Ducey:
1-800-253-0883
520-628-6580
Email

Sen. McCain:
1-202-224-2235
520-670-6334
Email

Sen. Flake:
1-202-224-4521
520-575-8633 
Email

Rep. Tom O'Halleran:
1-202-225-3361
520-316-0839 
Email

Rep. Martha McSally:
1-202-225-2542
520-881-3588 
Email

Rep. Raul Grijalva:
1-202-225-2435
520-622-6788 
Email