Medicaid March Press Coverage
October 8, 2020 · Put People First! PA Admin
Links to Coverage about PPF-PA Medicaid Marches
Multiple local news outlets covered the Medicaid Marches across the state. Stay tuned for additions! Shout out to Put People First! PA’s Media & Communications team for extensive work on press releases, calls and follow up.
Johnstown
Tribune-Democrat Group demands police funds be directed to mental health
Lancaster Penn Capital Star Amid pandemic, advocacy group wants Wolf, Legislature to extend Medicaid to all
Fox 43 Activists march for Medicaid for all
Pittsburgh
WESA Demonstrators March Downtown Calling For Medicaid For All, Taxes For UPMC
WPXI Demonstrators march in Pittsburgh and other cities to expand Medicaid
NEPA
Fox56 Healthcare activists march in Wilkes-Barre for expanded Medicaid across the state
Nonviolent Medicaid Army in Other States
Through our connection with the Poor People’s Campaign, our concept of a Nonviolent Medicaid army has spread throughout the County! Below, you can find examples of news coverage of the Medicaid Marches that were held in other states such as Vermont, Kansas, Maine, Wisconsin, New York, and North Carolina. Forward together!
Wisconsin
‘Healthcare is a human right’: Hundreds join March for Medicaid in Madison
North Carolina
Groups marching in downtown Fayetteville call for Medicaid expansion