Tuesday, September 19, 2017

What's next at the national level with health care reform?

"Repeal is back, and this version is just as bad!

The Cassidy-Graham repeal bill came out last week and could be headed for a vote next week. We need to stop this bill now! The Senate has just two weeks left to use the reconciliation bill for repeal, which is why we need to pull out all the stops through September 30th. We do not expect there to be a complete analysis of this bill by the Congressional Budget Office before a vote. That means Senators would be voting on a bill when they don't have an understanding of its impacts on constituents. The Cassidy-Graham bill would:
  • Rip coverage away from millions of Americans, including at least 600,000 Coloradans.
  • Gut Medicaid for seniors, children, and people with disabilities, and ends the Medicaid expansion currently covering more than 400,000 Coloradans
  • End financial assistance that helps working families afford health insurance and send insurers fleeing the individual market.
  • Undermine protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
  • Take away $3.84 billion in funding for health care in Colorado in 2027 alone.
  • Congress should not vote on a bill without knowing the effects it will have. The CBO won't have time to complete a full score of the coverage and premium impacts before a vote.
  • Resurrect - and worsen - the devastating cuts in coverage and benefits that the American public and the majority of Congress have already rejected.
This bill disproportionately harms states like Colorado that have expanded our Medicaid program and worked hard to get as many Coloradans covered in private insurance as possible.
Call our Senators! Tell them to oppose Cassidy-Graham repeal bill!
Call your Senators:
Senator Gardner -  Denver: (303) 391-5777 DC: (202) 224-5941
Senator Bennet - Denver: (303) 455-7600 DC: (202) 224- 5852

Call your Representative too:
If there this bill passes the Senate, there may be very little time before the House votes on the bill.
Representative Coffman - Aurora (720) 748-7514, DC: (202) 225-7882
Representative Tipton - Durango: (970) 259-1490, DC: (202) 225-4761
Representative Buck - Greeley: (970) 702-2136, DC: (202) 225-4676
Representative Lamborn - CO Springs: (719) 520-0055, DC: (202) 225-4422
Representative Polis: Boulder - (303) 484-9596, DC: (202) 225-2161
Representative Perlmutter - Lakewood: (303)274-7944 DC: (202) 225-2645
Representative DeGette - Denver: (303) 844-4988, DC: (202) 225-4431

Health Care Rally: Join us in sending a strong message to Senator Gardner to oppose this terrible repeal bill! 

Friday, Sept. 22nd 11am-1pm
Skyline Park (17th & Arapahoe, Denver)
RSVP Here!

Social Media:
  • @SenCoryGardner You have a chance to save health care for 600k Coloradans #VoteNo on #GrahamCassidy #ProtectOurCare
  • #GrahamCassidy will gut health care funding for seniors, people with disabilities, and kids. #ProtectOurCare and #VoteNo @SenCoryGardner
  • @SenCoryGardner You said last week you want open hearings & bipartisanship on health care. Prove it and #VoteNo on #GrahamCassidy
  • @SenCoryGardner You say you support Medicaid sustainability, #GrahamCassidy = CO can't cover seniors, people w disabilities, & kids #VoteNo
  • @SenCoryGardner #GrahamCassidy will destabilize individual market and take coverage away from your constituents. #VoteNo & #ProtectOurCare
  • @SenCoryGardner CBO won't have coverage/premium effects of #GrahamCassidy. Don't vote for something w/o knowing impacts on constituents!
  • @SenCoryGardner Coloradans demand open hearings and normal order for health care legislation. #VoteNo on #GrahamCassidy
  • @SenBennetCO The #ACA has helped 600k Coloradans get health insurance, thanks for your work to #RejectRepeal #ProtectOurCare
Every action counts! Make calls, tweet, email, use Resistbot (text "resist" to 50409 to send a fax to Members of Congress), and share on social media what impact repeal would have on you and the people you care about."

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