[Counselor_Educ] Join the SAVE MEDICAID Rally On July 5 at the Columbus Statehouse at noon AND/OR Contact Your State Legislators!

[Bhat, Christine]

You are invited to join Ohio Association of Community Health Centers (OACHC) and partner organizations from across Ohio for a Rally at the Statehouse:
Save Medicaid - Save Lives
Wednesday, July 5, Noon
Ohio Statehouse (West Side)
Join us as we raise our collective voices on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of Ohioans that rely
on extended Medicaid. We need as many
Community Health Center advocates there as possible - mark your calendars and plan your trip today!

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From: Ohio Association of Community Health Centers [jdirossi at ohiochc.org]
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 7:58 AM
To: Kamela Perritt
Subject: [ACTION NEEDED] Contact Your State Legislators!
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Please join us and raise your voice for the hundreds of thousands of Ohioans who currently rely on extended Medicaid coverage so that they can continue to take care of their basic health needs, chronic physical and mental health diagnoses and/or stay on a path to recovery from drug and alcohol addictions.

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The Ohio General Assembly passed a budget that freezes Group VIII enrollment (AKA Medicaid expansion enrollment), starting July 1, 2018. In addition to ending new enrollment, it also precludes existing enrollees who temporarily cycle off of Medicaid from coming back on. Looking at experiences in other states, we believe this will lead to over half of the current enrollees losing coverage in just the first year of implementation, and 72% of existing enrollees within 18 months - approximately 500,000 Ohioans!

OACHC asked Governor Kasich to veto this provision, striking it from the state budget. But unfortunately, even if he does use his line-item veto authority, we are already hearing from the legislature there is more to come on this issue. House and Senate leadership are contemplating a vote to override a potential veto from the Governor on the Medicaid expansion freeze as soon as Thursday, July 6 at 9:00 a.m., which is why we need you to TAKE ACTION NOW!<https://oachc.nationbuilder.com/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fp2a.co%2FmNxHeYf&e=7bcc7f5e649068fca4fdca68b3532ffc&utm_source=oachc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ctaveto_overrid&n=3>


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