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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please see below for an email and call to action from ACA President-Elect Dr. Victoria Kress. Students – please take a moment to contact your legislators. Instructions are below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Ohio Counseling Association Member Listserv <OCAMEMBERS@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Victoria Kress<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 27, 2025 7:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> OCAMEMBERS@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] EXT: Oppose Federal Cuts to Public Insurance Programs (Medicaid/Medicare) in Upcoming Budget Bills<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Here is a link to the ACA legislative action alert that just went out on Medicaid Cuts: <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Famericancounseling.quorum.us%2Fcampaign%2F112294%2F%3Futm_source%3Dinformz%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnewsletter_TLP_03272025&data=05%7C02%7Ccounselor_educ%40listserv.ohio.edu%7C7f5053c4636341b0624208de34344dd2%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C639005596403181181%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=IYtAJBEkawlVO54Vq%2BQ9vOdui6pDUu9TBUzNPCtC%2Bpg%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://americancounseling.quorum.us/campaign/112294/?utm_source=informz&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_TLP_03272025">Take
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">It has <b><i><u>never </u></i></b>been more important to sign up for legislative advocacy alerts and follow up on them. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">These cuts- and other issues we are navigating- have the potential to severely impact counselors and those we serve. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 3:24<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>PM Victoria Kress <<a href="mailto:victoriaekress@gmail.com">victoriaekress@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">If you haven't already, please take action (it will take you 30 seconds) and state your opposition to Medicaid/Medicare cuts. Our counselors and those we serve rely on these services. Contacting them with
calls and meetings is best but even a quick email will help. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear NCCs and Advocates, </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Contact your congressional representatives today to oppose onerous cuts to federal health insurance programs (Ex. Medicaid and Medicare). Millions of Americans who rely on these programs for their mental
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The mental health care system faces an unprecedented crisis as Congress moves rapidly toward implementing devastating health care cuts in federal health insurance programs. The proposed funding reductions
threaten to fundamentally dismantle our nation's mental health care infrastructure. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The House and Senate are currently drafting these bills. Click below to easily send messages to your representatives opposing these cuts! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">How to be an advocate! </span></i></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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