Everyone gets sick and everyone needs access to health care—no exceptions! Health care is a basic human need, and no one should be left out.

Quick signature: Tell President-Elect Trump and Republicans in the U.S. Congress that they need to take cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) off the table! 

What’s happening? Health care proposals from Republicans for next year would make deep cuts to Medicaid and also undermine the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in order to pay for their massive tax cuts to the super wealthy and mega-corporations. The result would have a devastating impact on families—leading to higher health care costs, losing protections for people with pre-existing conditions, and making the number of people without insurance sky-rocket. THIS IS NOT OKAY!

The core health care programs that Trump and Republican leadership are putting forward for cuts make sure kids and families can access important medical care, like check-ups, vaccines, prescription medicines, and maternity care. In fact, Medicaid covers over half of America’s children and four out of every ten births. It is also critical for ensuring people with disabilities and seniors get the care they need and is the primary source of coverage for long-term services and supports in nursing facilities and home- and community-based services. Medicaid is also crucial in helping rural communities access health care and keeping small rural hospitals open. Additionally, cuts to Medicaid would automatically end coverage for low-income people in some states that expanded the program under the ACA.

Medicaid and the ACA are a safety net for families, especially during times of economic hardship. Right now, nearly 20 million people in the U.S. get help paying for their health coverage through the ACA health insurance marketplace. Congress recently temporarily increased these health care tax credits which has contributed to a record low uninsured rate! Our families are healthier and more productive because of these health care tax credits. If Republican leadership in the upcoming Congress allows these tax credits to expire, millions of people will face losing health insurance and higher medical bills. Republican leadership in Congress should be strengthening and expanding Medicaid and the ACA—not cutting them!

Add your name! Tell Republican leaders NO cuts to health care for children, families, and seniors! 

This is important. Medicaid and the ACA are essential for ensuring health equity, reducing structural racism and ableism, and supporting the well-being of millions of families. They provide critical health care access for kids, pregnant women, seniors, people with disabilities, communities of color, rural communities, and low-income adults. By reducing barriers to care, they help create a healthier, fairer society.

Research shows that the ACA, along with Medicaid expansion, has reduced income inequality in states that have adopted the expansion. These programs help level the playing field by giving people access to the care they need, improving health outcomes, and strengthening families and communities.

Medicaid and the ACA also strengthen our economy – and are critical to the future of our nation! Access to quality health care for children has a long-term return on investment that fosters healthier young people and productive adults. Making sure people have quality care from the start counteracts the effects of poverty and even reduces the likelihood of future incarceration!

These critical health care programs enable workers to stay healthy, reduce the cost of absenteeism, and drive innovation by supporting the growth of entrepreneurship—making these programs a cornerstone of economic stability. We need to keep these core health care programs strong so our nation is strong, too.

Don’t wait! Sign on to protect our health care!

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Dear President-Elect Trump and Congress,

Everyone gets sick and everyone needs access to health care—no exceptions! Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act are essential lifelines for millions of children and families across the United States. They provide critical access to medical care while protecting individuals and families from financial devastation.

Investing in health care strengthens our economy. Access to health care coverage enables people to stay healthy and productive, reduces the cost of absenteeism, drives innovation, and supports the growth of entrepreneurship—making health care access a cornerstone of economic stability.

Cuts to these programs would harm those who need health care the most and have historically been cut off from care—like children, pregnant women, seniors, rural populations, people with disabilities, communities of color, and low-income adults—and should be off the table! Congress should be strengthening and expanding Medicaid and the ACA, not cutting them.

We urge you to reject any cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. Protect our collective future and ensure millions of families can keep the health care they need.

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The bottom line is, we must protect Medicaid and the ACA to ensure millions of families can keep the health care they need. Thank you for joining us in the fight to protect our health care!