Medicaid Defense | Social Media Content

This toolkit is for continued outreach to Congress to oppose a reconciliation bill that guts Medicaid and takes away health care from millions to give tax cuts to billionaires and corporations. Feel free to use any of the following campaign hashtags:
#HandsOffMedicaid #SaveMedicaid #HandsOffOurMedicaid

TRACK 1  - TAKE ACTION / CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS

This track of social content is designed to get organizers, advocates, and others in our networks to take direct action by calling the switchboard.

Congress is rushing through cuts to Medicaid that will strip health insurance from millions – making our costs skyrocket. They need to hear from you to STOP THESE CUTS. 📞Call your lawmaker now at 866-426-2631 and tell them reckless Medicaid cuts should be off the table. #HandsOffOurMedicaid

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Tell Congress: You can't cut [$880 billion] from Medicaid without hurting children, seniors in long term care, people with disabilities, and people with low-income jobs. Our voice matters. Call your lawmaker now at 866-426-2631 and tell them: NO CUTS TO OUR HEALTH CARE.

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Health care costs are out of control and families need relief. But instead of working to lower costs, Congress is rushing reckless cuts to Medicaid that will make health care more expensive for all of us. Call your member now at 866-426-2631 and tell them to STOP CUTS TO MEDICAID. #HandsOffOurMedicaid

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Congress is recklessly rushing to cut [$880 billion] from Medicaid. This will have serious consequences. Children and seniors will lose the care they need – and costs will go up for all of us. Call your member at 866-426-2631 and tell them to STOP massive cuts to our health care.

*versions with “Medicaid” also available at links

TRACK 2 - PRESSURE / URGENCY

This track of social content is designed to be shared by partners and networks to build urgency and pressure around the need to stop cuts to Medicaid. 

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Congress wants to cut [$880 billion] from Medicaid, but rushed, reckless spending cuts like this will have serious consequences – and children, seniors in long-term care, and people with disabilities will lose the care they count on. #HandsOffOurMedicaid

Cutting [$880 billion] from Medicaid means abandoning seniors in long-term care and bankrupting families – putting essential treatments and care out of reach for millions of Americans. Our families can't afford this. #HandsOffOurMedicaid

[$880 billion] in cuts to Medicaid are on the table – and if they go through, millions of families will have their coverage ripped away, putting them one medical emergency away from crushing medical debt. We can’t afford these rushed cuts.

Rushing through cuts to Medicaid will strip insurance from millions and send costs skyrocketing. Families are already struggling with rising costs – without coverage, more people will be at risk of taking on crushing medical debt.

Congress is rushing cuts to Medicaid – a health insurance program for children and adults with low incomes, seniors in long-term care, pregnant women and people with disabilities. Tell Congress to stop cuts and protect critical care for those who need it the most.

TRACK 3 - HARMS & CONSEQUENCES

This track of social content is designed to be shared by partners and networks to raise awareness of the harms and consequences of cuts to Medicaid.

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Medicaid covers seniors in long-term care like nursing homes. Right now, Congress is trying to cut [$880 billion] from Medicaid. That would mean abandoning our seniors, taking away coverage they’ve paid into over a lifetime of hard work, and bankrupting their families in the process.

There’s no way to cut [$880 billion] from Medicaid without hurting families who are already struggling with rising costs. Cutting Medicaid would push families towards bankruptcy, putting them one medical emergency away from crushing medical debt. We can’t afford these rushed cuts.

Rushing through cuts to Medicaid will strip insurance from millions – sending costs skyrocketing. While health care companies make record profits, Congress is rushing cuts to Medicaid that will make health care more expensive for all of us.

Children rely on Medicaid for a healthy start. If [$880 billion] is cut from Medicaid, millions of children would be at risk of losing access to early screening and detection. These cuts to Medicaid are reckless and rushed – and our families can’t afford them.

SPANISH CONTENT

Estas publicaciones sociales están diseñadas para ser compartidas por socios y redes para generar presión en torno a la necesidad de detener los cortes a Medicaid y crear conciencia sobre los daños y consecuencias de estos cortes.

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Los costos de atención médica están fuera de control y las familias necesitan alivio. Pero en lugar de trabajar para reducir los costos, el Congreso está apresurando cortes imprudentes a Medicaid que harán la atención médica más cara. Llame al 866-426-2631 y dígale a su miembro que NO CORTES A MEDICAID.

El Congreso está acelerando los cortes a Medicaid, un programa de seguro médico para niños, adultos mayores en cuidados a largo plazo, mujeres embarazadas y personas con discapacidades. Dígale al Congreso que detenga los cortes y proteja la atención crítica para quienes más la necesitan.

No hay manera de cortar $880 billones de Medicaid sin perjudicar a las familias que ya están luchando con costos crecientes. Cortar Medicaid dejaría a las familias vulnerables a la deuda médica y a la bancarrota. No podemos permitirnos estos cortes apresurados.

Mientras las empresas de atención médica obtienen ganancias récord, el Congreso está apresurando cortes en Medicaid que harán la atención médica más cara para todos nosotros. Dígale al Congreso que no corte Medicaid.

El Congreso está acelerando los cortes a Medicaid, un programa de seguro médico para niños de bajos ingresos, adultos mayores en cuidados a largo plazo, mujeres embarazadas y personas con discapacidades. Dígale al Congreso que detenga los cortes y proteja nuestro cuidado crítico.

MEDICARE + SENIORS/OLDER ADULTS CONTENT

This track of social content is designed to be shared by partners and networks to raise awareness of the impacts of Medicaid cuts on seniors/older adults and those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.

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Congress is rushing to cut [$880 billion] from Medicaid, which would mean 1 in 5 people on Medicare could have their health and long-term care taken away. Call your lawmaker NOW at 866-426-2631 and tell them: A CUT TO MEDICAID IS A CUT TO MEDICARE.

Congress is rushing to cut [$880 billion] from Medicaid. These cuts would have serious consequences for millions of [seniors/older adults] in nursing homes and long-term care. Call your member at 866-426-2631 and tell them to STOP massive cuts to our health care.

Cutting Medicaid means cutting Medicare. You can't cut [$880 billion] from Medicaid without cutting long-term care for [seniors/older adults] and putting essential health care out of reach for millions. We can't afford to abandon our [seniors/older adults] and bankrupt families in the process.

Medicaid is a lifeline for over 12 million people with Medicare. If Congress rushes to cut [$880 billion] from Medicaid, they’ll rip health coverage away from millions of [seniors/older adults], people with disabilities, and families who can least afford it.

Medicaid helps over 12 million people with Medicare afford the care they need. Rushing to cut [$880 billion] from Medicaid will force millions of [seniors/older adults] to go without critical care and saddle their families with medical debt. Tell Congress: Stop cuts to Medicaid and protect our seniors.