PROTECT MEDICAID Advocacy Resources – Share your voice now!
ADVOCATE TO PROTECT MEDICAID!
Many of our individuals, family members, employees and staff have asked how to advocate about the proposed cuts to MEDICAID. We are pleased to share some easy to use advocacy resources from ANCOR. American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) is an organization that aims to improve the ability of community-based providers to support people with disabilities. ANCOR advocates for private providers and works to influence federal policy. https://www.ancor.org/
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IMPORTANT: ANCOR IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGING THAT FAMILIES REACH OUT TO OUR FEDERAL DELEGATION! People can do this as often as daily. It is highly recommended by ANCOR that people share their personal stories in their outreach: https://www.ancor.org/actions/preserve-i-dd-services-tell-congress-protect-medicaid/
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A one-pager to share with your staff and families on why they need to advocate and share their stories: https://www.ancor.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Preserve-Medicaid-ANCOR-One-Pager.pdf
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Texas vs Becerra: seeking a finding that would invalidate the entirety of 504. https://dredf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Plain-Language-Explainer_Texas-v-Becerra.pdf
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ANCOR has started a page titled “Medicaid Resource Center with national information related to Medicaid legislation: https://www.ancor.org/medicaid/?utm_source=weekly_update&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=resource_center&_zs=iaWUn1&_zl=6jr4A. This page includes links to advocacy tools for families, legislative updates, fact sheets, and expert analyses of federal legislative activities.
If you have any advocacy questions or questions related to the provided resources, please do not hesitate to reach out to LRCS Legislative Liaison, Carrie Duran at carrie.duran@lrcs.org.
