People with disabilities and their allies storm Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office to rebuke ACA repeal
- Protesters with ADAPT, a grassroots activist organization that advocates for people with disabilities and the elderly, stormed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office on Thursday to rebuke the Senate Republicans’ draft of its measure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
- The draft of the Senate’s plan, which was released to the public on Thursday, proposes deep cuts to Medicaid that will start in 2025.
- In a press release Thursday, ADAPT argued that the Senate’s draft bill would harm Americans with disabilities as well as the elderly. In some cases, ADAPT argued, the proposed cuts could prove fatal. Read more. (6/22/17, 12:43 PM)
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