CRITICAL VOTE ON MEDICAID THIS WEEK

Image via WikipediaCritical Vote on Medicaid This Week! Contact Congress Today!

June
18, 2008

Later
this week the House is expected to take up an emergency supplemental
funding measure (S 2642) that includes legislation to delay seven
separate regulations that would result in deep cuts to critical mental
health services under Medicaid. The House has previously
voted in
favor of stopping these regulations and the Senate voted last month to
do the same.

House
leaders are considering removing the delay on at least some of the
Medicaid
regulations, particularly the case management regulation. It
is
critical that the moratoria on all seven regulations stay in the
supplemental funding bill, despite an expected veto
threat from the President.

Act Now!

Please
contact your Representative today and urge support for the emergency
supplemental funding bill and inclusion of the moratoria for all of the
Medicaid regulations. Click here
to send a letter to your House member or call the Congressional
switchboard at 202-224-3121 to be connected to your House member's
office.

For
more information on these Medicaid regulations, click here.

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