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Send Questions to White House on Medicaid Cuts

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The Arc of Illinois

The Arc of Illinois is a state chapter of The Arc

of the United States. The Arc of Illinois is committed to empowering persons

with disabilities to achieve full participation in community life through

informed choices.

Submit Questions to the White House on Medicaid

Cuts

Leaders in The Arc:

On Thursday, July 14th from 1:00 - 2:00 PM

Eastern, Disability.gov will air a live " virtual " Town Hall Meeting to give

people a chance to have questions answered by the White House's top advisors on

disability policy. As part of The Arc’s “Don’t Cut Our Lifeline!â€

campaign, we are urging you to ask your constituents to submit questions about

cutting federal Medicaid funding. The White House is at a crucial point in their

deficit reduction negotiations with Congressional leaders, so we need to

reinforce that there is strong and widespread opposition among people in the

disability community to such ill-advised cuts.

We suggest that people submit one (at a time) of

the following questions (taken from the “Questions to Ask at a Town Hall

Meeting†document in the campaign toolkit):

a.. Does the President support cutting Medicaid

services for people with disabilities, seniors, and low income Americans?

b.. Does the President support cutting Medicaid

when it would force families of people with disabilities to quit their jobs,

stop paying taxes, and go on to public assistance to care for their loved ones?

c.. Does the President support cutting Medicaid

community services when this could mean a return to institutions?

d.. What alternatives to Medicaid does the

President propose for people with disabilities to get health care and long term

services and supports?

It’s always preferable to use your own wording

and even better if you preface your question by very briefly describing a

personal situation where you or a family member or friend relies on Medicaid for

vital services (e.g., “My 15 year old son with Down Syndrome relies on

Medicaid for… and I want to know…â€).

To submit questions, use the form on the

Disability.gov web site. The deadline for submitting questions is Wednesday,

July 13 at 6:00 PM Eastern.

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