Protect Medicaid Day of Action: Partners & Allies Toolkit
On Wednesday, March 19, tell Congress to protect Medicaid, NOT tax cuts for billionaires.
Drive calls to Congress by calling 1-888-853-7037 to connect with your elected official.
Anti-union extremists and their billionaire backers are advancing devastating cuts to Medicaid straight out of Project 2025. These reckless cuts will harm working families and retirees, damage our communities, and threaten our jobs. That's why we're making our voices heard.
Please also join us in opposing $1 billion in devastating cuts to D.C.’s budget. This is money that comes directly from D.C. taxpayers and funds the essential services that AFSCME District Council 20 members provide from public safety and health to education.
Share these graphics on social media to show everyone why Congress must say NO to cuts for Medicaid and other vital public services.
Let's demand that Congress say NO to cuts to Medicaid and D.C.’s budget.
Why Medicaid Matters
What do federal Medicaid dollars mean to our state? They help keep the doors open at hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, state veterans’ homes, substance use disorder treatment centers, and other health care providers. But just as importantly, federal Medicaid dollars are the largest source of federal funding for state budgets, accounting for 56% of total federal funding allocated to states in 2024. If federal Medicaid dollars dry up, states will have no choice but to slash budgets, and jobs, for a broad range of state and local public services.
Any cut to federal Medicaid dollars is a direct attack on the health and security of the American people. States under financial pressure from federal Medicaid funding cuts might impose or increase premiums, copays, and other cost-sharing requirements for Medicaid enrollees or drop working families from Medicaid. Medicaid improves people’s access to preventive health care services, including immunizations and health screenings.
Any cut to Medicaid will hurt our health system and rural hospitals. Medicaid also provides extra federal funding to hospitals that serve Medicaid and low-income uninsured patients to offset the costs of uncompensated care. Medicaid helps rural hospitals keep their doors open and sustain local jobs. Medicaid covers a greater share of rural residents’ medical bills compared with urban areas.
Cutting the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid funding will devastate state and county budgets and hurt working families. The ACA permits states to expand Medicaid coverage to adults with incomes up to 138% of the poverty level (about $20,780 annually for an individual or $35,630 for a family of three). The federal government pays 90 cents for every $1 of the cost for states that cover adults through the ACA Medicaid expansion. Cutting these federal funds would shift $631 billion or more over 10 years onto the budgets of states and some counties.