Let’s Use Spooky Season To Advocate for Medicaid & the ACA

This Halloween is scarier than ever. If the federal government doesn't make changes to health care during this shutdown, then a lot of Americans WILL lose access to our healthcare as we know it. Ten million Americans are expected to get kicked off Medicaid - and our community is particularly vulnerable, and the ACA premium hikes will steal affordable healthcare from even more. This is grim - but it doesn’t have to stay that way. 

We are asking you to join us and fight back to save our healthcare this spooky season.

ACTION:

1. Dress up like something scary or hold a spooky sign- a ghoul, ghost, zombie, monster, anything you’d like. 

2. Take a photo. 

3. Post on social media using the hashtags: #SaveMedicaid #ACA

4. Tag @meactnet

5. Sample post:

"This is a very SCARY time! We are people with ME/CFS & Long COVID that stand against the Medicaid cuts + ACA Premium increases. $1trillion in Medicaid cuts will harm millions. ACA premium hikes will steal affordable healthcare from tens of millions. Protecting the most vulnerable Americans is the only right thing to do."

TIMING: Let’s all post these between October 29th - November 1st to gain traction on social media. 

If you are too sick to participate, no problem. We got you covered. And if this isn’t your style, calling your Congress Member is also crucial at this time during the government shut-down. Check out our script here.