This week — probably Thursday, October 5th — the House of Representatives is expected to take up the Budget Resolution approved by the House Budget Committee. They’re doing it to fast-track trillions of dollars in tax cuts that will overwhelmingly go to the wealthy and corporations. The budget pays for these tax cuts by cutting $5.7 trillion over ten years from… read more
Last week, Congress officially left the Nation’s Capital for August recess. As we celebrate the Senate’s failure to pass the Medicaid repeal, we must remind ourselves that the fight is not over. A new healthcare bill could re-emerge, so August is a critical time for advocacy in your state. Below are some ways you can… read more
https://media.blubrry.com/tashamplified/content.blubrry.com/tashamplified/TASH-Amplified-s2e1-22-Jun-2017-Gonzalo-Martinez-de-Vedia-AHCA.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:57 — 36.5MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS Season 2, Episode 1 — 22 June 2017 About this episode Today’s episode is particularly urgent. The Senate released its bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act and cut Medicaid this morning. Listen to it right away then get busy.… read more
This post was updated on July 13, 2017 Join TASH in our effort to #SaveMedicaid! Earlier this morning, the United States Senate Republicans unveiled a revised health care bill. The revised bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, still puts more than 15 million people with disabilities at risk. It’s critical, now more than ever, that… read more
Join us, the CCD, and nearly 30 other disability organizations as we co-sponsor the “Don’t Cap My Care” Rally in our nation’s capital. Senator Casey (PA), Senator Van Hollen (MD), Hon. Tony Coelho, and other members of Congress will be in attendance. The rally will take place at 1st St SE & Constitution, across from… read more
Policy Changes Affecting People with Disabilities in Plain Language About the Series Announcing a TASH Town Hall on Advocacy and Public Policy: How Does What Congress is Proposing Affect People with Disabilities? TASH invites people with disabilities and their allies to join us for a Town Hall about what how the changes proposed by Congress… read more
The Energy and Commerce Committee has just released new legislation for the repealing and replacing of the Affordable Care Act, including cut-backs on Medicaid. Some language within this legislation reads, “Responsibly unwinds Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion” which will be done through, “grandfathering in current enrollees” in a span of two years. Along with this, per-capita allotments (or… read more
