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,repres5tatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,febru>y #f1 
#bjbj  ,,resolution  ,:]eas ,m$icaid & !
 ,*ildr5's ,heal? ,insurance ,program   
7,,*ip7 provide compreh5sive1 quality   
heal? c>e to #ga million ,am]icans &    
*ildr52 ,:]eas ,m$icaid expansion has   
provid$ cov]age to millions ( adults &  
r$uc$ ! un9sur$ rate = bo? adults &     
*ildr52 ,:]eas ,m$icaid is a lifel9e =  
"s ( our mo/ vuln]able populations1     
includ+ *ildr5 ) complex m$ical ne$s1 p 
liv+ ) disabilities1 l[-income s5iors1 &
 individuals ) m5tal illness & sub/ance 
use disord]s2 ,:]eas ,m$icaid expansion 
has improv$ access to diagnoses &       
treatm5t = p ) life-?reat5+ conditions1 
includ+ canc]1 he>t disease1 & sub/ance 
use disord]2 ,:]eas ,m$icaid expansion  
improves heal? outcomes & saves lives2  
,:]eas rese>* %[s t ,m$icaid expansion  
has sav$ at lea/ #ai1jjj lives s9ce     
#bjad2 ,:]eas ,m$icaid is ! l>ge/ pay] (
 behavioral heal? s]vices 9 ! c\ntry2   
,:]eas ,m$icaid is ! l>ge/ pay] (       

long-t]m s]vices & supports1 includ+ ^? 
provid$ 9 community-bas$ sett+s2 ,:]eas 
! opioid epidemic has claim$ hundr$s (  
?\s&s ( lives1 & ,m$icaid provides      
access to evid5ce-bas$ treatm5t =       
individuals /ruggl+ ) opioid use        
disord]2 ,:]eas rese>*]s f\nd t ,m$icaid
 expansion is l9k$ to a #f-p]c5t        
r$uction 9 ! opioid dea? rate1 an       
#aa-p]c5t l[] dea? rate = h]o91 & a     
#aj-p]c5t l[] dea? rate = f5tanyl2      
,:]eas ,m$icaid & ,,*ip play a key role 
9 mat]nity s]vices1 pay = ne>ly half (  
all bir?s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & provide  
access to pr5atal & po/p>tum c>e2 ,:]eas
 ne>ly all ,/ates & ! ,di/rict (        
,columbia provide ,m$icaid cov]age to   
pregnant wom5 ) incomes high] ?an m9imum
 ,f$]al /&>ds2 ,:]eas mat]nal mortality 
rates h ris5 nationally &               
disproportionately affect wom5 ( color2 
,:]eas access to heal? c>e c help       
prev5t1 detect1 & treat conditions t put
 wom5 at increas$ risk =                
pregnancy-relat$ complications2 ,:]eas  

rese>* %[s t ,m$icaid expansion improves
 po/p>tum c>e = wom51 r$uces mat]nal &  
infant dea?1 & r$uces ! likelihood a    
woman w exp]i5ce a gap 9 cov]age2 ,:]eas
 rural hospitals are clos+ at an al>m+  
rate1 jeop>diz+ access to c>e = ! #bj   
p]c5t ( ,am]icans :o live 9 rural areas1
 includ+ #ac1jjj1jjj *ildr51 & rese>*   
has f\nd t ,/ates t exp&$ ,m$icaid _h   
few] rural hospital closures1 & t rural 
hospitals 9 ^? ,/ates exp]i5c$ improv$  
f9ancial p]=mance2 ,:]eas ,m$icaid      
expansion r$uces m$ical debt =          
individuals receiv+ cov]age1 :i*        
improves _! individual & family f9ancial
 security2 ,:]eas once 9 (fice1         
,presid5t ,trump has gone fur!r ?an any 
,presid5t 9 ! hi/ory ( ! program to make
 life h>d] = work+ families :o rely on  
,m$icaid = _! heal? & well-be+2 ,:]eas !
 ,presid5t has wag$ an unrel5t+ w> on   
,m$icaid1 mak+ x easi] = ,/ates to take 
cov]age away & create b>ri]s =          
re5rollm5t2 ,:]eas1 on ,presid5t        
,trump's wat*1 ! numb] ( un9sur$ *ildr5 

has increas$1 rev]s+ ye>s ( decl9es1    
l>gely z a result ( sub/antial losses 9 
,m$icaid cov]age = *ildr5--_m ( :om     
rema9 eligible2 ,:]eas "u ,presid5t     
,trump1 ov] #a1jjj1jjj *ildr5 h lo/     
,m$icaid & ,,*ip cov]age & ov] #gej1jjj 
adults h lo/ ,m$icaid cov]age2 & ,:]eas1
 despite ,presid5t ,trump's campaign    
promise t he w\ld save ,m$icaid1 8      
adm9i/ration has--  7#a7 issu$ guidance 
to all[ ,/ates to cap _! ,m$icaid fund+ 
?r\gh a block grant1 putt+ ! f9ancial   
viability ( ! ,/ates' programs at risk &
 tak+ cov]age & access to heal? c>e away
 f our citiz5s2  7#b7 propos$           
regulations to roll back access /&>ds   
put 9 place to ensure b5efici>ies       
receive ! c>e !y ne$2  7#c7 issu$       
guidance to all[ ,/ate ,m$icaid programs
 to re/rict access to prescription drugs
 by adopt+ clos$ =mul>ies2  7#d7 propos$
 massive1 annually comp\nd+ cuts 9      
,f$]al fund+ to ! program 9 direct      
contradiction to an explicit campaign   
promise2 &  7#e7 all[$ ,/ates to        

in/itute policies t h result$ 9 p       
improp]ly los+ ,m$icaid cov]age3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives t--  7#a7 ! illegal     
actions tak5 by ! ,trump adm9i/ration to
 und]m9e ! ,m$icaid program1 includ+    
b5efici>y protections1 are a cruel      
attack on a program t provides = ! heal?
 & well-be+ = "s ( our mo/ vuln]able    
citiz5s2  7#b7 ! ,trump adm9i/ration    
%\ld imm$iately )draw its illegal block 
grant guidance & cease its campaign to  
und]m9e & weak5 ,m$icaid2 &  7#c7 !     
,trump adm9i/ration %\ld uphold its     
responsibility to fai?fully execute !   
law1 includ+ ! ,m$icaid ,act1 & cease   
any & all ef=ts t ?reat5 ! c>e ( !      
millions ( ,am]icans :o rely on         
,m$icaid4  ,cl]k4