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HFM Members,
The Michigan State Legislature is making cuts to the Department of Community Health budget which will affect some members of the bleeding disorders community, perhaps you or your loved ones!
Act Now to Protect Health Care for Young Adults!
Up to 15,000 19- and 20-year-olds in Michigan could lose their Medicaid health insurance under a proposal passed by the Michigan Senate on March 25th. The Senate-passed bill, SB 1094, eliminates Medicaid coverage for young adults ages 19 and 20, including vulnerable young people leaving the state�s foster care system. The bill will now be considered by the Michigan House of Representatives, with the House Appropriations Subcommittee for the Department of Community Health expected to take it up in April.
Your help is needed in urging lawmakers to reject the Senate proposal and retain Medicaid coverage for low-income young adults. Lawmakers must hear from you about the importance of this critical coverage for our youths!
Voices for Michigan�s Children
www.michiganschildren.org
March 31, 2008
Many young people apply for Medicaid because they have chronic health problems (such as asthma, diabetes, bleeding disorders) that require medication or other ongoing treatment. Without adequate treatment, such chronic health problems can become medical crises that will further strain the public health system or increase hospital-based uncompensated care.
We are asking you, as an HFM member, to speak for low-income young adults by doing the following:
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Contact the members of the House Appropriations Community Health Subcommittees and urge them to reject the Senate�s Under 21 Medicaid Program elimination. For a listing of subcommittee members and contact information go to: House Appropriations Subcommittee for the Department of Community Health
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Call, email or send a letter to your representative urging him or her to reject the Senate�s elimination of health coverage for low-income young adults. Find your representative at: http://www.hfmich.org/component/option,com_advocacy/Itemid,199/task,select_zipcode/Issueid,2/
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