#savetheaca

[its-time-to-fight-trump-blog]

Time to defeat Graham/Cassidy. Please call your electeds. 

[stillwithhernothim]

And this, this here is the #TRUTH Never forget. Those who didn't vote. Those who "protest voted" Those who voted for #DontheCon Don't you ever forget. #Repost @debrap65 ・・・ #TakeTheKnee #SaveTheACA #TrumpRussia #RacistTrump #StillWithHer #HillaryClinton

[michellemazuros]

We've reached the point when NV hookers are infinitely better role models than the @gop. #trumpcare #gopcare will kill Americans #SaveTheACA #SaveObamacare (at State of Confusion, FL USA)

[jesterrificness]

This is a great take. I especially dig the follow up. #murkowski #susancollins #savetheaca #healthcare

[disabilityempowered]

Care about disabled people? Help protect the ACA!

Pages to follow for reliable action alerts and news updates

Healthcare Rights Coalition: https://www.facebook.com/healthcarerightscoalition/

Families USA: https://www.facebook.com/FamiliesUSA/

ASAN: https://www.facebook.com/AutisticAdvocacy/

New York Times: https://www.facebook.com/nytimes/

Sarah Kliff (Vox): https://www.facebook.com/sarahkliff/  

Affordable Care Act 101

Self-Advocates Guide to the ACA:

Detailed, yet digestible, information on the Affordable Care Act and healthcare reform

https://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ACA-for-self-advocates.pdf

Dispelling ACA Myths:

http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-myths/

Top 10 Obamacare Facts – including plain English explanations  

http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-top-10/

Citizen lobbying resources

The Affordable Care Act: what can I do?

Steps for patients wishing to advocate for affordable healthcare, including scripts, phone numbers, and tips.

https://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ACA-what-can-I-do.pdf

Countable App: 

“Countable makes it quick and easy to understand the laws Congress is considering. We also streamline the process of contacting your lawmaker, so you can tell them how you want them to vote on bills under consideration.”

https://www.countable.us/about/us

Shy Person's Guide to Calling Your Representatives:

http://actionfriday.tumblr.com/post/153358069831/shy-persons-guide-to-calling-representatives  

"We're His Problem Now" (action alerts, scripts, and contact information):

http://thesixtyfive.org/home

Further reading

How proposed medicaid reforms would harm disabled folks: 

http://www.rootedinrights.org/healthcare-reform-and-its-impact-on-the-disabled-community-restructuring-medicaid/

A comparison of replacement proposals: 

http://www.vox.com/2016/11/17/13626438/obamacare-replacement-plans-comparison

How the ACA works now- and how that could change (with charts!): 

http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/1/4/13937032/obamacare-repeal-charts

Six surprising healthcare items that could disappear with ACA reform: 

http://khn.org/news/health-law-sleepers-six-surprising-health-items-that-could-disappear-with-aca-repeal/

A study outlining the consequences of repeal, including more than 10 million uninsured, and thousands of deaths per year:

http://www.urban.org/research/publication/implications-partial-repeal-aca-through-reconciliation

Masterpost of #SavetheACA resources:

https://k-pagination.tumblr.com/post/155823223852/savetheaca-affordable-care-act-resources-and  

Full ACA toolkit:

Helpful information on healthcare from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network  

http://autisticadvocacy.org/policy/toolkits/aca/

[yosweetandlow]

Health is not Capitalist

Our health should not be part of a free market exchange. Saving money is not equivalent to saving lives. While you can decide to keep your house a bit cooler to lower your electric bill, you can't have a little less chemo to save a few thousand dollars. There's no "hey, maybe just forget the insulin so you can save for a few months of retirement money, skimp on the blood thinners or dialysis and get some pocket change for the movies." Healthcare is a non-negotiable part of life. So why do we rely on a system which ebbs and flows based on the number of healthy people who choose to sign up and create a market based on humans as commodities; the federal laws (looking at you, abortion ban HR-7) that cause insurance companies to choose their own financial safety over the people who need medical safety? Don't let this government turn us and those less fortunate than those I know reading my inordinately long post into market objects for financial gain. Call, dissent. As always, continue to support the ACA by calling your reps or Sen. Paul Ryan--[phone] Oppose HR7 (which bans all federal funding for abortion services, targeting the underprivileged on Medicaid as well as effectively eliminating ability to get coverage for abortion even if paying your own funds through any ACA/gov program) by calling your reps.

[buttonpoetry]

From Neil Hilborn’s book, Our Numbered Days. Get your copy today. #savetheACA

[mattbors]

Repeal and Disgrace on The Nib