What does Social Security mean to you?

12/20/2016 Nativegrl77

In one of the first acts of this session of Congress, House Republicans adopted a rule that manufactured a crisis in Social Security. Their hope is to use a manmade catastrophe in the Social Security Disability program as a Trojan horse for their attacks on Social Security as a whole.

We’re not going to let them win. Social Security has served our nation in good stead for nearly 80 years. It works, and it will continue to work so long as Republicans don’t break this sacred promise.

I want to tell my Republican colleagues exactly what an end to Social Security would mean to the American people. Help me by sharing your stories — click this link, and tell me how Social Security helps your family.

Thanks,

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Thank Governor Bullock for Medicaid Expansion!

12/20/2016 Nativegrl77

Right now, 70,000 Montanans are caught between not qualifying for Medicaid and being unable to afford health insurance on their own.

Governor Bullock has just signed a bipartisan bill that would close this gap and ensure all Montanans have access to quality health care.

SIGN YOUR NAME: Thank Governor Bullock for expanding Medicaid!

Sign Your Name >>

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a repost &reminder -the real victims of ACA … the 4,831,590 Republicans denied HC through Medicaid

12/20/2016 Nativegrl77

4,831,590: That is the number of low-income Americans who will not receive health coverage through Medicaid simply because Republican governors and legislatures are refusing to expand the program under the Affordable Care Act. Because the expansion is almost entirely paid for by the federal government, states refusing to expand the program will forego billions in tax dollars, even as providers remain on the hook for uncompensated care provided to the uninsured.
Texas will lose out on more than $9 BILLION, while Florida is leaving more than $5 BILLION on the table.

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Give All Disabled Children Medicaid

12/20/2016 Nativegrl77

U.S. House of Representatives

Give All Disabled Children Medicaid

Monica Lewis

Flower Mound, TX

ALL DISABLED CHILDREN NEED MEDICAID

At 4 months old, my daughter was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy consisting of Spastic Quadraplegia with Dystonia. Now, age 6, my daughter needs Physical Therapy (PT), Occupational Therapy (OT) and Speech Therapy. She is responding very well to therapy.

Like many families that support disabled children, finances are always a struggle. No matter how hard you work, it’s never enough to cover as much therapy as you want to give your child. These therapies are the only way our child will be able to be a fully functioning member of society in the future.

The Problem:

Medicaid takes the family’s income into account when determining eligibility. For those who are neither poor, nor rich, every dollar goes to paying for therapy and equipment. It is a huge, constant struggle on the family and there is NEVER enough money. Every dollar goes to another therapy appt or piece of necessary equipment.

The Resolution:

For those in the middle, we do not ask for Disability payments, nor SSI payments. We simply need Medicaid to offset what insurance companies won’t pay for — the therapy needed beyond the limits of private insurance, the equipment that insurance companies refuse to cover that is necessary for our children. We beg you to join us in fighting for these minimal benefits for our children to give them a fighting chance, and so they don’t have to be on Federal Disability and SSI assistance when they turn 18. Help our disabled children become independent.

We ask for ALL disabled children, regardless of family income to be eligible for Medicaid at no cost.