AONL Issues Medicaid Advocacy Alert

AONL issued an Advocacy Alert asking members to urge their senators to reject Medicaid cuts and protect access to care. Key Senate committees this week are considering changes to the House-passed reconciliation bill, which the Congressional Budget Office estimates could lead to more than 10.9 million people losing Medicaid coverage. Nursing leaders should urge their senators to protect Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act coverage gains and access to health care and services in their communities. They should explain how Medicaid cuts would affect their hospital’s ability to care for patients and how the cuts would affect their senators’ constituents and state. Draft text for some committees is coming out this week. The Senate intends to hold a floor vote before July 4.