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The Arc and U.S. Medicaid Toolkit

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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.

Leaders in The Arc:

The Arc of the United State is kicking off a

Medicaid protection campaign with the slogan, “Don’t Cut Our Lifeline!â€

Medicaid is the major funding source of all

community supports/services in Illinois and it is on the chopping block in

Washington D.C. Those services include home-based services, CILA, supported

employment, day training, children’s services, ICFDD’s, and much more.

The Arc has created a toolkit to help you and

other advocates to act fast to convince the U.S. Congress to keep Medicaid

intact, for Chapters of The Arc, go to this link (you must be logged in):

https://www.thearc.org/page.aspx?pid=3233

If you are not a member of a Chapter of The Arc,

please feel free to click here to download the PDF version.

Please feel free to share with other advocates. We

MUST act quickly.

This week our U.S. Representatives are in their

home districts until July 5th.

U.S. Senators will be in their district offices

from July 2nd to July 9th.

We are asking that you contact your U.S.

Representatives and two U.S. Senators in a variety of ways during these breaks,

including calling their offices, setting up in person meetings, attending town

hall meetings and writing letters to the editor.

This toolkit developed by The Arc of the United

States can guide your advocacy activities in the next few weeks.

Don't Cut Our Lifeline Medicaid Toolkit

Protect the Services You or a Loved One Rely On to

Survive! Take Action Now!

Right now, Congress is developing strategies to

cut spending and bring down the federal deficit. As advocates for people with

intellectual and developmental disabilities who may bear the brunt of many of

the proposed funding cuts and policy changes, our voices must be heard in these

debates. Each of these legislative actions can dramatically harm the Medicaid

program and the people it serves.

We have compiled this toolkit to help you educate

your constituents and allies about the threats we are facing, and to guide your

advocacy activities in the next few weeks.

The House of Representatives is on recess from

June 25-July 5, and the Senate is on recess from July 2-10. This means that

without votes keeping them in Washington, most Member of Congress will be back

in their home states. We need you to contact your elected officials during these

recesses and tell them, “Don’t Cut Our Lifeline!†Participate in their

town hall meetings and 4th of July celebrations; visit their local offices; and

invite them to meet families or to see your programs. Get everyone involved –

this is critical!

Please use the following materials to facilitate

your advocacy efforts:

a.. Questions & Answers on Potential Medicaid

Cuts

b.. How to Tell Your Members of Congress -

Don’t Cut Our Lifeline

c.. Prepare to Advocate - Medicaid 101 and

Talking Points

d.. Document to Leave Behind in Elected

Officials’ Offices

e.. Medicaid Advocacy Myths & Facts

f.. Call Scripts

g.. Questions to Ask at a Town Hall Meeting

h.. Example Letter To The Editor

i.. Guidelines for Submitting a Letter to the

Editor

j.. Different Deficit Reduction Efforts, Same

Result for Medicaid?

k.. Using Social Media to Spread the Word

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