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Action Needed: Sign Our Letter to Urge the Senate to Protect Medicaid

Join the National Health Care for the Homeless Council in sending a letter to the Senate urging them to oppose the House reconciliation bill which includes massive cuts to Medicaid and provisions that will make it harder for people experiencing homelessness to maintain coverage. Sign on by June 6!

View the full letter here. (Help us spread the word by sharing on social!)

Our letter addresses key points of the bill that are particularly harmful to people experiencing homelessness, including:

  • Address Verification: People experiencing homelessness cannot prove an address when they do not have one.
  • Citizenship Verification: Even citizens cannot verify their status without access to a birth certificate or other identifying documentation.
  • Frequent Eligibility Redeterminations: Re-certifying without reliable access to mail, phones, or the internet is exceedingly difficult when trying to meet basic needs.
  • Work Requirements: Proving either compliance or an exemption is difficult when living on the streets.

Please sign on to our letter below as an individual or organization by end of day Friday, June 6, 2025. Reach out to Laura Brennan with any questions. 

Sign the Letter Now

Share on Social to Spread the Word

Got five minutes to share on social to help us get more signatures? To make your own post on the social media network of your choice, right click and save the graphic below and copy the suggested text or write your own caption. Or share the Council’s social posts!

The “Big, Beautiful Bill” passed by the U.S. House is anything but beautiful. It’s an ugly, cruel attempt to block millions of Americans from access to the healthcare and social services they need. Join the National Health Care for the Homeless Council in telling the Senate to protect Medicaid!

Sign on to the letter here by June 6, 2025: https://nhchc.org/action-needed-sign-our-letter-to-urge-congress-to-protect-medicaid

Graphic text: Tell the Senate to Reject the Big Beautiful Budget Bill. Big and Beautiful are scribbled out and replaced with "expensive" and "incredibly cruel." NHCHC logo. Sign on to our letter urging the Senate to protect Medicaid by June 6. nhchc.org
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