VIDEO: The Fight to #SaveMedicaid

The battle over Medicaid unleashed an outcry within the disabled community to protect the healthcare program so many of us need to survive and live independently in our communities.  Disabled people used the power of social media, protests, writing, and contacting their federal officials to demand that Medicaid not be weakened by unjust budget cuts.

A Self-Advocate’s Guide to Medicaid

National Disability Rights Network

Medicaid:  Welcoming Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Since 1965

Disabled Americans Have the Most to Fear Under RepubliCare

To The Politicians Who Voted To Kill Me

My Medicaid, My Life

National Down Syndrome Congress

American Association of People with Disabilities

Community Catalyst 

The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities

National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities 

National ADAPT

ADAPT Facebook

Protect Our Care – Families USA

Act Now – Protect Our Medicaid


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