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ACA repeal is back – and so are we

| Ianthe Dempsey

The Senate is at it again, trying to rush through disastrous legislation to take our health care away. The Graham-Cassidy bill introduced this week will have the same devastating effects as the repeal bills we’ve been beating back all year. It will slash Medicaid funding, leave millions without health...

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WE WON! Now what?

| Ianthe Dempsey

It’s been three weeks since the ACA repeal bill failed in Congress, and we’re still just as excited about the power of the disability community to get things done. When you spoke out to save health care, your voice mattered – your calls, visits, emails, letters, and faxes to...

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ACTION ALERT: Today matters – we need your voice!

| Ianthe Dempsey

It’s incredible to watch our community of advocates in action. For months now, you’ve been putting in countless hours of your own time calling, emailing, showing up at offices, and rallying to save health care in America. Your persistence is paying off. Over the past couple days, the Senate...

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ACTION ALERT: Tell the Senate: It’s time to scrap this bill

| Ianthe Dempsey

We’ve won another week. The Senate thought that this was the week they could repeal the Affordable Care Act and destroy Medicaid, but your persistence made them think twice. Now they’re not sure they have the votes they need – but neither does our side. We need more Senators...

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ACTION ALERT: Your voice can save health care!

| Ianthe Dempsey

Yesterday, we saw the latest text of the Senate’s ACA repeal bill. Just as we suspected, the Senate spent their 4th of July recess cutting deals and making trades to sway more Senators towards voting yes. But the new bill is just as devastating for the millions of Americans...

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ACTION ALERT: Where will you be when your Senators come home?

| Ianthe Dempsey

A lot can happen in a week. In the last 7 days, the Senate released a draft of their secretive ACA repeal bill, rushed it to the floor for an uninformed vote, realized they didn’t have enough votes to pass it, and postponed the vote until after the July...

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ACTION ALERT: Here’s what YOU can do to stop the ACA repeal

| Ianthe Dempsey

Now is the time to act. Last week, ASAN stood with disabled protesters who staged a die-in in the nation’s capital, underscoring the message that if the Senate’s ACA repeal bill is passed, people will die as a direct result. If this bill passes, hundreds of billions of dollars...

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ACTION ALERT: Call like your life depends on it

| Ianthe Dempsey

The Senate is rushing their Affordable Care Act repeal bill to a vote  – and if it passes, disabled people in this country will lose health care in massive numbers. You may have already seen the images yesterday of disabled protesters being dragged out of their wheelchairs and arrested...

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ACTION ALERT: Your Members of Congress are coming home – make sure they hear from you!

| Ianthe Dempsey

Right now, the Senate is in session in Washington, DC, working to take health care away from millions of Americans. But next week, your Members of Congress will be back in their home states and districts, holding town halls and office appointments with constituents. This is the perfect time...

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ACTION ALERT: It’s Not Over Yet

| Ianthe Dempsey

This afternoon, the House of Representatives passed the ACA repeal bill. ASAN’s statement on the bill is here, but the short version is that this final version is a disaster for people with disabilities. If passed by the Senate, this bill will:   Leave 24 million people without health...

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