Category Archives: Medicaid
Congress is Home This Week. Time to Knock on Their Doors.
Mini-Town Halls & Visits Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Wednesday, Feb. 22 @ 5PM 4960 SW 72 Ave, Suite 208 Miami, FL 33155 Rep. Carlos Curbelo Thursday, Feb. 23 @ 4 PM 12851 SW 42nd St, Suite 131 Miami, FL 33175 Sen. Marco Rubio Thursday, Feb. 23 @ 6PM Town Hall with Rise Up Florida and MiamiContinue reading “Congress is Home This Week. Time to Knock on Their Doors.”
Call Congress on Feb. 14
Help Protect Our Care
If President Trump and his allies in Congress repeal the Affordable Care Act, more than 2.2 million Floridians would lose their health coverage. The good news? All the phones calls, letters and in-person visits we’ve been making are working!
Jan. 24 Call Congress to Protect Healthcare
Stand Up for Healthcare – Care, Not Chaos
This month, Congress could vote to take away the healthcare of millions of Americans. Tell Congress: Show us your plan to improve care for every American. Don’t vote to repeal healthcare without a plan to keep and improve ours.
Keep Americans Covered
In January, Congress could rush to vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the first in a series of steps that could result in chaos for working families, healthcare workers, and patients and consumers. That’s why two Local 1991 nurses from Jackson joined 200 SEIU nurses, doctors and healthcare workers in Washington, D.C. in December.Continue reading “Keep Americans Covered”
Health Advocates Pressure Legislature
May 28, a coalition of health advocates converged on the Hialeah offices of state Rep. Jose Oliva to deliver a petition from thousands of Floridians who demand that the Legislature expand Medicaid. It was one of several actions around the state in the run up to the special session that began on June 1.
Demand Medicaid Expansion – May 28
Get the Facts: Medicaid Expansion in Miami
The Medicaid expansion debate can be confusing. Read this handy reference that explains the impact of expansion on the people in our Miami-Dade community and our safety-net hospital system. It’s time to take action!