Ohioans demand Senators Moreno and Husted stand up for our health care

Nearly 3 million Ohioans depend on Medicaid for their health care coverage. This includes adults, children, elderly people, people managing chronic diseases and disabilities, and students with special needs. The well-being of every one of these people is under direct threat by a federal budget proposal that limits or cuts access to health care we depend on. That proposal is now being reviewed by the U.S. Senate.

Policy Matters Ohio’s recent town hall to protect Medicaid highlighted actions you can take and resources you can use to tell Senators Moreno and Husted to stand up for Ohioans.

A lightly edited transcript of the Q & A is here. Below are the resources shared on that call.

Contacting Senators

• Tips & talking points for calling Senators Moreno and Husted
• How to organize a visit with Ohio Senators.
  If you could use additional support on setting up a meeting, a rally, or call-in campaign please contact Kate Sopko: ksopko@policymattersohio.org

Action items

• Email Ohio Senators — and share this Action Network campaign with others.  
• Share your message about Medicaid with Senators Moreno and Husted.
• Add your story to NOBLE’s Medicaid story bank.
• Add your name to NOBLE’s sign-on letter to Gov. DeWine on trigger language in the budget.
• Sign up for advocacy alerts from the Ohio Association of Foodbanks
• Organizations can join the Ohio Medicaid Matters Coalition

Fact sheets

• Medicaid fact sheets by county (Center for Community Solutions)
• House Budget Ohio Impact Fact Sheet (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
• Fact sheets by county: Social determinants of food access (Ohio Association of Foodbanks)
• SNAP fact sheets by congressional district (Ohio Association of Foodbanks)

More research & analysis

• Medicaid Basics (Health Policy Institute of Ohio)
• Medicaid Expansion Study (Health Policy Institute of Ohio)
• Pain But No Gain: Arkansas’ Failed Medicaid Work-Reporting Requirements Should Not Be a Model (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
• How Medicaid Supports Seniors and People with Disabilities and Their Caregivers (Georgetown University Center for Children and Families)
• Looming Medicaid Cuts Could Devastate Schools and Communities (National Education Association)
• Proposal to Slash Medicaid and CHIP (National Education Association)
• Details on Medicaid enrollment losses for Ohio (KFF)
• Analysis of Tax Provisions in the House Reconciliation Bill: National and State Level Estimates (Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy)