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Concerns about cuts to Medicaid continue after Budget Resolution passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025

 

The House passed a sweeping budget resolution plan that would require at least $1.5 trillion in spending over ten years by a vote of 217 to 215. This is the first step in a long process to cut federal spending, with many more votes to come.

 

The plan, if passed, would require the Energy & Commerce committee that oversees Medicaid to find $880 billion in savings.

 

NAMI is deeply concerned about how this can be achieved without a significant threat to Medicaid.

 

We are encouraged, however, because as all of the House members keep telling us, this is just the first step in the process----  the House and the Senate must produce identical bills to create the final budget and, right now, there is no agreement between the House & the Senate. The house wants ‘1 Big Beautiful Bill’ and Senate wants 2 bills… let’s take this opportunity to once again reach out to our legislators to let them know how important Medicaid is to us!

 

NAMI is advocating that there be NO CUTS and I’d like to invite to join us in our advocacy!  We have identified a few ways you could become involved:

 

Option1: NAMI has partnered with Pennsylvania Health Access Network (PHAN) on their Medicaid Defender effort. PHAN seeks to create an organized effort of outreach to local legislative district offices.  

 

Participating in this effort involves a short conversation with Robin Stelly of PHAN about the effort and being added to a schedule of calls to the Congressman's office.

 

Please click HERE to Be a Medicaid Defender

 

Participants will only be asked to call once but the plan is that the calls be spread out over the next few weeks/months as the House is working out the actual budget details.

 

Option 2: Another option is to complete this QUESTIONNAIRE

 

This questionnaire will be used to create a document to share with our legislators that tells the story of the importance of Medicaid for individuals in our community.

 

Whatever you chose to do you will be a part of a statewide effort to influence and educate our legislators on this issue, to remind them that this is not about numbers, it is about people!  

 

Thank you for your continued support for NAMI and the issues most important to our mission!

 

Marie Onukiavage

Executive Director