Your Voice is Needed On Proposed Medicaid Cuts!

Contact your Congressional Representatives

Members of Congress will be home in their districts starting today through April 25th for an extended congressional recess. Your members need to hear from YOU as Congress continues to deliberate significant cuts and other harmful changes to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).  

In an effort to facilitate tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans and corporations, Congress is looking for trillions in "savings" by putting Medicaid and SNAP on the chopping block. 

In addition to deep cuts, Congress is considering adding work requirements for Medicaid enrollees—despite the fact that the vast majority of enrollees already work—and "tightening" work requirements already in place for SNAP. 

But these requirements would only add unnecessary red tape and costs to the enrollment process and lead to unjustified coverage losses. (You can click here to learn more about work requirements and the harms they can cause.)

Bottom line: These proposed cuts and changes would hurt millions of people nationwide—especially those with substance use disorders (SUDs), mental health (MH) conditions—by threatening their access to lifesaving health care and vital food assistance. 

Take Action!

But there's still time to change course. It's doesn't make any sense to terminate the health care of people who are just trying to live, work, and raise their families in Oklahoma.

IDENTIFY YOUR MEMBERS. Click here to find your Congressional Representative/Senators and their contact information.  

CONNECT IN PERSON WITH YOUR MEMBERS. Make an appointment to see your members and/or their staff face to face, and/or attend a town hall or other public event while they are in district. Check their websites for information about upcoming events they may be hosting.  

CALL/EMAIL YOUR MEMBERS. Reach out to your members by phone or email and urge them to protect Medicaid and SNAP, explaining how cuts and other changes would harm access to vital health care and food assistance for you, your loved ones, and/or your community.

SHARE YOUR STORY. Has Medicaid helped you in your recovery or reentry journey?

WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR. Letters to the editor are brief responses to published material from a news outlet and can be a powerful way to express opposition to harmful Medicaid cuts.