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Proposed Cuts to Medicaid Devastate Services for People with Developmental Disabilities!

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Proposed Cuts to Medicaid Devastate Services for People with Developmental Disabilities!

The Replace and Repeal Act that Paul Ryan introduced includes cuts to Medicaid, limiting how much money states get for Medicaid. This affects Residential, Adult Day, Self-Direction, Respite and Community Habilitation as well as Related Services for school age children. They are paid for with Medicaid dollars. Without this money services could be reduced or eliminated!

It is critical that legislators, specifically the New York Congressional delegation, hear from us.

Social Media Campaign

Along with other groups, we have signed on to the #BecauseOfMedicaid social media campaign to make it clear how important Medicaid services are in the lives of New Yorkers.

We must oppose the American Health Care Act’s proposed cuts to Medicaid, They mean the end of the Federal government’s commitment to funding based on need.

Campaign dates: March 13, 2017 – March 17, 2017

The social media campaign is short, it’s this Wednesday – Friday for tweets, selfies videos, and Facebook posts

The hashtag is #BecauseofMedicaid. A list of New York Congressional Representatives is listed below.

Sample Messages:

  • @RepPeteKing #BecauseOfMedicaid, my daughter with developmental disabilities has Adult Day services where she learns self-care skills.
  • @dandonovan_ny #BecauseOfMedicaid, people with Developmental Disabilities get critical survival services to keep them safe.
  • @RepJohnFaso #BecauseOfMedicaid, over 100,000 New Yorkers with Developmental Disabilities receive specialized supports and services.

List of NY Congressional Twitter Handles and Facebook Pages

CD 1: Lee Zeldin, @RepLeeZeldin, https://www.facebook.com/LeeMZeldin/

CD 2: Peter King, @RepPeteKing, https://www.facebook.com/reppeteking/

CD 11: Dan Donovan, @dandonovan_ny

CD 19: John Faso, @RepJohnFaso, https://www.facebook.com/RepJohnFaso/

CD 21: Elise Stefanik, @RepStefanik, https://www.facebook.com/RepEliseStefanik/

CD 22:Claudia Tenney, @claudiatenney, https://www.facebook.com/RepClaudiaTenney/

CD 23: Tom Reed, @RepTomReed, https://www.facebook.com/RepTomReed/

CD 24: John Katko, @RepJohnKatko, https://www.facebook.com/RepJohnKatko/

CD 27, Chris Collins, @RepChrisCollins

Governor’s 30­Day Amendments expected Thursday evening ­­ TWITTER ACTION ALERT!!!!

Action Alerts, Advocacy, In The News, NYS Legislative Information

Governor Cuomo’s 30-Day Amendments are due to be released tomorrow.  This is his last opportunity to add the $45 million to his budget to begin to increase salaries to a living wage.  We have been asked to go on a “blistering pace of twitter activity over the next 24 hours or until Cuomo releases his 30-day budget amendments.”  Below is the request from one of the BFair2DirectCare Coalition’s consultants on what he would like to see with the Twitter activity over the next 24 hours:

Let’s tell @nygovcuomo he still has a chance to be a hero.

Let’s empty the barrels of all our good previous stuff — photos, news stories, Facebook links, videos, all the great stuff from Harvey Weisenberg, etc. and send them right to Cuomo’s handle with a sharp message.

You could include this line:

@NYGovCuomo be a hero, fund a #livingwage @Fair2DirectCare

See Below for More Details & another Link Clip Links

Gmail – Governor’s 30-Day Amendments expected Thursday evening — TWITTER ACTION ALERT!!!!

Clip Links 2-13-17