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Big News: $15K Matching Grant for Emergency Department Project
Give today and your donation will be matched up to $15K!
21 minutes ago1 min read


#MEAction Sends Letter to Dr. OZ Urging for Medicaid Protection
Join our fight to protect Medicaid for our community!
5 hours ago2 min read


This Is What We Are Up Against
Fury and hope can coexist. Here’s why we believe this is the year everything changes for people with ME.
5 days ago3 min read


#MEAction to Meet with NIH Director during #MillionsMissing Week
#MEAction and NIH Director to Discuss Funding for ME/CFS Research Roadmap
Apr 142 min read


#MEAction Joins National Webinar: Impacts of H.R.1 on Disability Communities
Our year-long campaign to protect Medicaid for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and Long COVID continues! We are pleased to share that our Advocacy Director, Ben HsuBorger, will be joining a national webinar to discuss how the H.R.1 funding bill passed by Congress last year (commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill) will affect disability communities. The Grassroots Project, which supports disability grassroots advocacy, networking, and leadership development,
Apr 102 min read


Millions Missing Scotland 2025 raises a red alert
On Wednesday 14th May 2025, #MEAction Scotland held Millions Missing Scotland outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
Jun 1, 20252 min read


Sick and Disabled People Protest Medicaid Bill at Capitol
Sick and disabled people are protesting today, Monday, May 12th at the Capitol to tell Congress that forcing chronically ill people to work in order to keep their Medicaid healthcare will only make our country sicker and more reliant on government services.
May 12, 20254 min read


Research Roadmap Petition
We reached 7,000 signatures on our last letter. This time, our goal is 10,000. Please sign the letter today and share it with your friends and family.
May 7, 20251 min read


Share This SOS Image On Your Socials
Share this message about #MillionsMissing with your own networks.
Apr 28, 20251 min read


Millions Missing Scotland 2025: Red alert for ME
#MEAction Scotland will be outside Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Wednesday 14th May, from 12–2pm, calling on the Scottish Government to act on its promises.
Apr 27, 20255 min read


#MEAction: Congress Is Hearing from Us
#MEAction has been hard at work connecting individuals to their elected officials to talk about the ME/CFS Research Roadmap, Medicaid, and telehealth.
Apr 23, 20252 min read


SOS: Save our Science
It’s time to send out our SOS signal if we want to have funded research.
Apr 11, 20256 min read


Why We’re Sending out an SOS this #MillionsMissing
On May 12th, we're sending out an SOS to Congress to Save our Support Systems, our Science, and our Society.
Apr 8, 20252 min read
#MEAction UK: Postcards to Doctors for #MillionsMissing 2024
This global #MEAction initiative aims to raise awareness among medical professionals of the challenges faced by ME/CFS and emphasise the need for healthcare education about this condition.
Sep 26, 20242 min read


#TeachMETreatME: We Can’t Believe These Numbers
We tallied up some numbers from our #TeachME, TreatME campaign to educate clinicians and medical students about ME, and the results are fantastic!
Sep 4, 20243 min read


#TeachMETreatME: Celebrating An Impactful Campaign
We are THRILLED to share the successes of our #TeachMETreatME campaign as we report back on the medical education events that have taken place so far.
May 17, 20244 min read


#MillionsMissing Week is Here: #TeachMETreatME in Action!
Learn more about our campaign, the events, & how to get involved
May 7, 20243 min read


“#MillionsMissing is our drumbeat”
RSVP TODAY: We are hosting a preview party for the new, virtual Home of the #MillionsMissing this Sunday, September 24th, at 12 pm PT/ 3 pm ET/ 8 pm BST!We have always had to be creative in telling Our Story - the story of M.E. - to the world since so many of us cannot protest in the streets. How do we shine a light into our darkened rooms and demand the world’s attention? We started with shoes. Send in your shoes with a tag to tell your story. We will show the world that you
Sep 20, 20233 min read


"Bed activism" at the Washington Monument & A Politics of Care
I’ve been involved in planning many #MillionsMissing actions during my time with #MEAction, but for me, protesting at the Washington Monument this past May 12th was a different—even surreal—experience. The installation of cots was so large that I could see people coming across the mall to see what it was. I would tell them that the beds symbolized the millions missing due to ME and Long COVID, but my favorite part was explaining the personally decorated pillowcases with custo
Jun 30, 20234 min read


Staff Share Their First-Hand Experiences from #MillionsMissing 2023
While we are busy working to create a new online experience to highlight all the images and speeches from #MillionsMissing 2023 at the Washington Monument, we wanted to share with you some first-hand, touching experiences from the staff who were there. Each #MillionsMissing has had something special to offer and this year's surpassed expectations with a brand new art installation with powerful visuals to represent the millions missing.We hope you enjoy reading what our staff
Jun 28, 20233 min read
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