Inexcusably, 11 states still refuse to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
That needs to change. But states that did expand Medicaid will cut patients off, too. In Pennsylvania, where I live,The deeper problem is that our system treats health care as a source of profit for the wealthy. If we guaranteed health care as a public good, we could all get the care we need — with less paperwork and at lower cost than the private market.
Care should be a human right, for everyone — no matter where we live, what we look like, or how much money we make. That’s why I’m part of a national network called the. We believe that those with the most to gain and least to lose from uprooting our profit-driven health care system must come together and fight back.
Wherever you live, you can do something! Share your story about why Medicaid matters to you, join up with us, and tell your policymakers to start preparing now.
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