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ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress: it’s time to do the right thing

| Ianthe Dempsey

Last week, Congress expected to neatly finish passing their destructive tax bill on Monday – but yesterday, we saw that your advocacy had thrown a wrench in the works, further delaying the #TaxOnDisability from becoming law. With one more push, we could end this devastating bill for good. Keep...

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ACTION ALERT: Tell your Senators “no thanks” to repealing the ACA

| Ianthe Dempsey

What’s happening in the Senate now could hurt people with disabilities for years to come. Here’s what’s going on: More attacks on the Affordable Care Act. The Senate tax bill would repeal the individual mandate of the ACA – the part that makes insurance affordable for most people. Repealing...

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ACTION ALERT: ACA Repeal is Back – We Need YOU!

| Ianthe Dempsey

ACA repeal is back, and it’s just as bad as ever. Health care and Medicaid for people with disabilities are being threatened once again in order to pay for a tax cut for the wealthiest Americans. Congress is using the current Senate tax bill to try to repeal the...

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ACTION ALERT: ACA Repeal is back

| Ianthe Dempsey

Yesterday, Congress posted their newest version of their tax reform bill. In addition to the things in the bill that already hurt people with disabilities, we saw ACA repeal come back from the dead. They’re doing this by trying to repeal the individual mandate, which is what makes insurance...

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It’s time to get health insurance!

| Ianthe Dempsey

Open Enrollment has begun! Open Enrollment is the time every year when people who do not have health insurance through their job, and cannot get insurance through Medicaid or other programs, can apply for insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) at www.healthcare.gov. This year’s Open Enrollment period is...

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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: Tell the Senate we’re still watching!

| Ianthe Dempsey

The Senate is rushing their ACA repeal bill to a vote THIS MONTH. Some Senators claim that their version of the bill will be better than the version passed by the House – but they’re refusing to show it to us so we can judge for ourselves. The Senate...

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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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ASAN Condemns House Vote on American Health Care Act

| Ianthe Dempsey

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) condemns today’s vote by the House of Representatives to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA). The AHCA, if passed by the Senate, would slash Medicaid supports for Autistic adults and others with disabilities. It would also make health insurance unaffordable for millions...

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