Special Edition Part Two Medicaid/Medical Cut: Where Is It Now and How To Get Involved?

As many of you know here at J Gould Consulting, we bring you valid information that can be utilized when engaging in the legislative process. Many of our articles provide general information that your organization can use to participate in the legislative process, including methods for engaging with legislators and building conversations. On occasion, however. There are issues that happen broadly across the board that are strong enough to where they deserve special attention. That is what this article is going to discuss today.

In the previous edition, approximately 2 months back, we brought up the Medi-Cade/Medi-Cal Issue that has been discussed in many forms across the board. This article is a follow-up to our last special edition on this topic. We would like to provide our audience with resources to find out specific information on where the issue stands today and how to properly in a deeper level. We will be providing a general idea of where things stand at this current time. Giving tips and tricks on how to engage in those deeper layers. Along with some Resources that you click on for information.

Main context of what’s going on?

There is talk and action on several levels wanting to reduce funding to many services, including the Medicaid program. It is very important to understand the massive impact It will have across many sectors including healthcare, direct service supports for individuals with disabilities. Elderly, etcetera. So the main goal is to get Congress to end your state Legislature to understand What will happen in a real context if these cuts occur?

How can this be done?

Connect with organizations that represent the population within your state. Examples. State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Department of Aging, if in California regionals Association of Regional Centers. For a more general list that could be found on any state go to your assembly site and visit the Health and Human Services underneath that committee, it will list a series Populations that are potentially impacted by such a cut.

What to do next?

Once it’s understood which sector you’re impacted by, it might be multiple for example aging and disability. Once your organization figures out what sector or sectors you fall under. It’s time to get engaging with the organizations that give out specific resources on how to engage in this process. We are here to help, not to worry. Here are some resources to get you started.

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(If in California.) https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/putting-880-billion-in-potential-federal-medicaid-cuts-in-context-of-state-budgets-and-coverage/

These are just some examples of organizations directly working on this larger issue of Medicaid cut across the country. A general concept agreed upon across the board is to keep a unified message. cuts these extreme impacts so many people on so many levels that it is important for congressional representatives to understand what would happen? No matter what sector you go to learn your information. Keep in mind that your organization is part of the bigger cause at this point. Keeping that message of unity and shared idealism to the political representatives will help move the message forward. As always, remember we are stronger as one voice.

Resources used for this article

Kaiser Family Foundation: Putting $880 Billion in Potential Federal Medicaid Cuts in Context of State Budgets and Coverage | KFF

ANCOR: Medicaid Resource Center | ANCOR

NACBHDD: NACBHDDPolicyMakerEducationToolkit.pdf