The National Health Care for the Homeless Council wants to hear what Medicaid means to YOU so we can help Congress understand how devastating their proposed cuts will be.
Right now Congress is deciding how and where to cut $880 billion from the program, which would harm the 80 million people who depend on it for survival. Medicaid is a significant funder of Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) programs across the country.
We can show Congress why Medicaid is critical for HCH programs, providers, and clients by sharing with them our unique experiences and perspectives from the front lines of the housing and healthcare crises in our communities. Now’s the time for each of us to use our expertise and experience to speak to how Medicaid cuts will spell death for our most vulnerable neighbors, and devastate communities for years to come.
Use the form below to choose a prompt and share why Medicaid is important to you. Your story will be collected by the National Health Care for the Homeless Council and utilized as part of our ongoing Medicaid advocacy efforts, including outreach to members of Congress. Please only share details and information in your story that you would feel comfortable sharing on a public platform.
Tell Us: What Is Medicaid’s Impact in Your Life?
Please choose one of the prompts below to share the specific impact Medicaid has on you, your clients, or your HCH program. Details are critical here! We know Medicaid is essential, but how specifically does it help you? One example:
Medicaid is important to me because… Medicaid covers about 50% of our patient population. Cuts to Medicaid eligibility would have a massive financial impact on us. Prior to the 2013 ACA expansion, 71% of CCH’s patients were uninsured. That increase in insured rate allowed us to expand our services, serve more patients, and provide higher quality care. With the reductions in revenue we would almost assuredly need to cut client facing staff or potentially entire care service lines.
Reach out to Laura Brennan with any questions.