From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org):
The next few hours will be critical in defeating an effort by some lawmakers to institute work requirements and lock-ins for Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program, and force families with severely disabled children to pay premiums.
Read the specific language in House Bill 59 here, or our analysis of it in this recent blog post.
A vote in the House is expected tonight (sometime after 7:45pm), which means we need to generate as many calls into Harrisburg as possible to demonstrate opposition to these harmful changes. It’s especially important to reach out to our moderate Republican allies in the Southeast and Lehigh Valley, but every member needs to see calls coming in on this. Find lawmakers contact information here.
Here are messaging points we put together, along with statements and action alerts from our partners:
- Community Legal Services Statement Opposing HB59
- Blog post from the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center
- Project HOME Email-Action Tool
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