June Statewide Call: Take Back our Hospitals!
Every third Wednesday of the month from 7-8 pm ET, Put People First! PA, a statewide, member-led, staff-free organization holds our Statewide Membership Call. This call is for active members, mobilizers, and anyone who is interested in finding out more about our Healthcare is a Human Right campaign and getting involved!
From Crozer Health in Delaware County to Berwick Hospital in Columbia County to St. Joe’s in Lancaster County we’ve been fighting back against hospital closures across Pennsylvania. Private equity, nonprofit and for-profit owners closed 26 hospitals in all regions of PA in just the last 5 years. How have hospital closures impacted your community? Share your story and learn how we’re fighting back.
As always, we’ll share our stories of struggle.
Join this call to find out more about what’s happening and how you can get involved!
Click here to join: https://zoom.us/j/5483957623
Or to call in, Dial: 646 558 8656 (US Toll)
Then enter Meeting ID: 548 395 7623
The Big, Beautiful Bill – for Billionaires!
The Nonviolent Medicaid Army knows that Medicaid Cuts equal death. We experienced 25 million people purged from healthcare with the ending of pandemic
protections in 2023 under Biden. We taught ourselves to file appeals, fought back and won. Some of us delayed care, some of us were denied care. Some of us got sicker and some didn’t make it. The war on the poor continues and we will keep uniting and organizing because we don’t believe the politicians are coming to save us. Capitol Hill speaks for the rich.
We have to speak for ourselves.
To read & share the Nonviolent Medicaid Army Statement on the “Big, Beautiful Bill” – for Billionaires! click here o para leer en español, haga clic aquí.
Highlights from Healthcare Rights Committees
In the past month, Put People First! PA Healthcare Rights Committee (HRC) members have been out in our neighborhoods building the movement for healthcare as a human right. Here are some recent highlights.
- In South Central PA, the HRC celebrated three birthdays and a member being released from county prison at “Songs & Celebration: Art, Singout & Speak Out!”
- In Southwest PA, members door knocked and listened to people’s healthcare stories and talked about the coming Medicaid cuts.
- In Southeast PA, members held a People’s Clinics to offer blood pressure screenings, healthcare referrals and appeal cut offs and sign people up for state benefits.
- In Northeast PA, members held a potluck and a watch party to study our People’s History, specifically the Young Lord’s takeover of a hospital in the Bronx.
- In Central Appalachia members knocked doors and made plans for an upcoming Justice Jam event.
- In Southeast PA, members held a vigil and rally against hospital closures with healthcare workers from PASNAP, Movement of Immigrant Leaders in PA (MILPA) and community members – watch the livestream here or read the reportback here.
Put People First! PA was also featured in The Nation for how we’re fighting back against medicaid cuts. Read the full article here. Northeast PA Healthcare Rights Committee leader, Rebecca, was also published in her local paper, the Williamsport Sun Gazette. Read her Op-Ed here.
Every Monday we share our stories. What’s your healthcare story? What does Medicaid mean to you and your family? Movements begin with the telling of untold stories that’s why we’re asking you to share your experience with your health and healthcare system. Whether you’re on or unfairly excluded from Medicaid, you have a story to share to build the movement for the human right to healthcare. See #medicaidmonday examples on the Nonviolent Medicaid Army facebook page here.
Upcoming Healthcare Rights Committee Meetings
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