Alaskans Together for Medicaid

Alaskans Together for Medicaid is a nonpartisan, statewide coalition made up of patients, doctors, & advocates to preserve & improve Alaska’s Medicaid program.

[Alaskans Together for Medicaid @akformedicaid]

Yesterday, AEDC President & CEO Bill Popp sent a letter to Governor Mike Dunleavy and legislators. The @AEDCweb board feels that health care, housing, education, community safety, and workforce development are key elements to a sustainable, vibrant State economy. #akleg

[Alaskans Together for Medicaid @akformedicaid]

The Dunleavy administration is working to ensure that Alaska will be the first state to fund Medicaid through a block grant - limiting the amount of Medicaid $ coming to AK.

WRITE YOUR LEGISLATORS NOW: https://t.co/UD11YYx335 #AlaskansTogetherForMedicaid

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[Alaskans Together for Medicaid @akformedicaid]

Potential cuts to Alaska's Medicaid funding have postponed plans for a 24 bed, $8 million behavioral health unit at Alaska Regional - despite the hospital receiving a certificate of need over a year ago.

https://t.co/vJFwVCnLzH

[Alaskans Together for Medicaid @akformedicaid]

"Lorraine Krueger, attended with her 35-year-old son Collin Krueger, who has what she describes as significant physical and cognitive disabilities from congenital hydrocephalus [...] if the cuts went through, they’d have to leave the state where Collin has lived his entire life."

[Anchorage Daily News @adndotcom]

Punctuated by protesters, Dunleavy makes his budget case in Anchorage event https://t.co/NX5lcDjSHW

[Alaskans Together for Medicaid @akformedicaid]

ANCHORAGE - See you tonight at 6pm!

Can't join us in person? Write your legislator about your concerns: https://t.co/UD11YYx335

#AlaskansTogetherForMedicaid #SaveOurState

[Alaskans Together for Medicaid @akformedicaid]

"Another organization in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta came out against Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget cuts this week. The board of the YKHC passed a resolution saying that cuts to state funding for Medicaid expansion "will not save Alaska any money."
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[Alaskans Together for Medicaid @akformedicaid]

Joe Schierhorn, the CEO of Northrim Bank, said “the uncertainty injected into our economy through these proposals has a chilling effect on investment in our state."

#AlaskansTogetherForMedicaid

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[Alaskans Together for Medicaid @akformedicaid]

Gov Dunleavy’s proposal to cut Medicaid is touted as a cost-saving measure, it would actually cause hundreds of job losses and force hospitals to cancel millions of dollars in planned capital improvements

#AlaskansTogetherforMedicaid #SaveOurState #akleg
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[Alaskans Together for Medicaid @akformedicaid]

Drastically cutting Medicaid will not only harm the health of many Medicaid recipients, but it will also harm health care delivery to all Alaskans.

#AlaskansTogetherforMedicaid #SaveOurState #akleg

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[Alaskans Together for Medicaid @akformedicaid]

“If these types of cuts go through, it will take years for us to recover,” Joseph said.

Approximately 25 percent of TCC patients are covered under the Medicaid expansion approved by former Gov. Bill Walker in 2014. #akleg #saveourstate

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[Alaskans Together for Medicaid @akformedicaid]

Stand up for our state. Protect our way of life. Take action now - https://t.co/bpuZxltvpZ

#AlaskansTogetherForMedicaid

[Alaskans Together for Medicaid @akformedicaid]

cutting $271,039,500 in state funds to Medicaid results in a loss of $490,342,100 federal matching funds to Medicaid - a total loss of $761,381,600 to Medicaid #akgov #akleg

[Alaskans Together for Medicaid @akformedicaid]

"Medicaid spending, which stands at $2.27 billion, will be cut by $714 million, according to OMB figures. About one-third of that cut is state money; the remainder consists of federal dollars the state will forego, according to OMB’s analysis."
https://t.co/m4VGowgK6d

[Alaskans Together for Medicaid @akformedicaid]

@Nat_Herz this is just referring to state funds, when accounting for matching funds that come through the federal government - HSS/Medicaid will have a $700 million cut

[Alaskans Together for Medicaid @akformedicaid]

We just launched our website! Check us out online and let us know how you can get involved. https://t.co/MongtzJWCl