P.A. alert
Activists, get those dialing fingers ready:
Medicaid advocates have one last shot to defeat federal budget Reconciliation Cuts Made in December. Only 6 votes in the US House have to switch to stop the devastation. Make one your representative!
CALLS….FAXES….e Mails NOW TIL FEBRUARY 1
to Washington Offices of these Reps
Charles Dent (PA) Phone 202-225-6411 Local Phone 610-861-9734 Fax 202-226-0778
Mike Fitzpatrick (PA) Phone 202-225-4276 Local Phone 215-348-7658 Fax 215-348-7511
Jim Gerlach (PA) Phone 202-225-4315 Local Phone 610-594-1415 Fax 610-594-1419
Timothy Murphy (PA) Phone 202-225-2301 Local Phone 412-344-5583 Fax 412-429-5092
[Co-chair of House Mental Health Caucus]
Todd Platts (PA) Phone 202-225-5836 Local Phone 717-249-0190 Fax 202-226-1000
Curt Weldon (PA) Phone 202-225-2011 Local Phone 610-259-0700 Fax 215-596-4665
Your Message to Congress is :
Vote NO on Budget Reconciliation February 1.
Vote to preserve healthcare our neighbors need. Medicaid matters to our community!
Comments
That George - funny guy - especially since Medicaid is the largest single payor for mental health services. In 2002, the President stated that, “our country must make a commitment: Americans with mental illness deserve our understanding, and they deserve excellent care.”
Remarks by President Bush in announcing the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, April 2002.
http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov/address.html
From the letter accompanying the Interim Report of the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health. "Our review for this interim report leads us to the united belief that America’s mental health service delivery system is in shambles." (October, 2002)
http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov/reports/interim_letter.htm
Posted by: Joe | January 31, 2006 11:57 AM