From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org):
The Senate will consider a bill this week to expand Medicaid protection to close the health insurance coverage gap in states that have not used funds available to ensure their residents have access to healthcare.
We know Jesus healed the sick and told his followers, “As you go, proclaim the good news, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Cure the sick; raise the dead; cleanse those with a skin disease; cast out demons.” [Matthew 10: 7-8 NRSVue]
Join us in telling the Senate to help low-income people who have no health insurance because their state governments decided not to accept the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion. Let them know that, as people of faith, we want the approximately 2.2 million Americans who live below the poverty line — mostly in the South, and mostly people of color — to have access to reliable health care. Without the expansion of Medicaid, they have no feasible way to obtain coverage so Congress must act. Medicaid must be expanded as an investment in the future in our nation and because we hold dearly our directive to help all who are struggling in poverty and to heal those who are sick.
Take action at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/expand-medicaid-to-all-who-live-in-poverty!
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