Thanks Justin.
We heard from our lobbyists today that the vote is going to be close again with Portman, McCain, Collins, Caputo, Paul, Lee, and even Cruz, all non-commitments for different reasons, as of today.
There may not be a CBO extensive review of the Cassidy bill performed before a vote is taken early next week. Ohio will impacted if Medicaid Expansion is repealed as it currently stands in the Cassidy Senate bill.
Little discussion of either the Sens. Alexander/Murrey or State Governor's ACA proposals.
Contact both Senators Brown and Portman on your feeling about all three bills.
Thanks
Than

Than Johnson
Chief Executive Officer, CRSI
www.crsi-oh.com > On Sep 19, 2017, at 4:00 PM, Justin Blumhorst <justin.blumhorst@capabilitiesinc.biz> wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone!
>
> This has some information regarding the ongoing attempt to cap and block grant Medicaid. Their attachments have some great information that you can use when contacting either of our senators on the phone.
>
> Here is the link the ANCOR tool to send an email out (it takes less than 5 minutes): http://amplifier.ancor.org/app/onestep-write-a-letter?4&engagementId=396553<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__amplifier.ancor.org_app_onestep-2Dwrite-2Da-2Dletter-3F4-26engagementId-3D396553&d=DwMFaQ&c=9Aqm-dhAKKBtVKbxa9gQTg&r=VqIKMvjXtt5JZoAMJ3KFl6LJY4NZph_9sj67Izrf4oo&m=rg7iHAmxqH8rGttj6-3EOG_u1jvZtaUPe2n_cxnxqwY&s=rPUo8mLTTGlDN2-AzYp0mU0IVYd8I75B9ns7RhwNMbg&e=>
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> Good luck, and stay active!
>
> JB
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Alison Barkoff <abarkoff@cpr-us.org<mailto:abarkoff@cpr-us.org>>
> Date: Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 11:11 PM
> Subject: Fwd: Follow-up to Sen. Casey Call
> To: Medicaid Advocates <medicaidadvocates@lyrisvs.aucd.org<mailto:medicaidadvocates@lyrisvs.aucd.org>>
> Cc: Angela Lello <angela.lello@autismspeaks.org<mailto:angela.lello@autismspeaks.org>>, Christine Grosso <cgrosso@aucd.org<mailto:cgrosso@aucd.org>>, Julia Bascom <jbascom@autisticadvocacy.org<mailto:jbascom@autisticadvocacy.org>>, Nicole Jorwic <Jorwic@thearc.org<mailto:Jorwic@thearc.org>>, Vania Leveille <vleveille@aclu.org<mailto:vleveille@aclu.org>>
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> All-
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> Thanks to everyone who was able to participate in this evening's call with Senator Casey.  Below is a follow up email from Michael Gamel-McCormick in Senator Casey's office, with some new resources on the Graham-Cassidy bill.  (More info re the bill is also available here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__medicaid.publicrep.org_feature_graham-2Dcassidy-2Dbill_&d=DwMFaQ&c=9Aqm-dhAKKBtVKbxa9gQTg&r=VqIKMvjXtt5JZoAMJ3KFl6LJY4NZph_9sj67Izrf4oo&m=rg7iHAmxqH8rGttj6-3EOG_u1jvZtaUPe2n_cxnxqwY&s=4e8i7C59ejFE7wcM9gFmwZZkIOzPwFl-UFZ_R0dSkgU&e=>)
>
> As we heard on the call, everyone needs to be in full-on advocacy mode to fight this bill -- calls, emails, visits, rallies, protests, op-eds, etc.  Remember, your members of Congress will be home on recess late this week and over the weekend, so make sure they hear from you.
>
> If you are in DC tomorrow, join healthcare and disability advocates for a rally to stop this bill at 12:15 pm.  Details are on the Facebook invite here <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_events_1870925829591975_-3Facontext-3D-257B-2522action-5Fhistory-2522-253A-5B-257B-2522mechanism-2522-253A-2522bookmarks-2522-252C-2522surface-2522-253A-2522bookmarks-5Fmenu-2522-252C-2522extra-5Fdata-2522-253A-2522-5B-5D-2522-257D-252C-257B-2522surface-2522-253A-2522dashboard-2522-252C-2522mechanism-2522-253A-2522calendar-5Ftab-5Fevent-2522-252C-2522extra-5Fdata-2522-253A-2522-5B-5D-2522-257D-5D-252C-2522ref-2522-253A46-252C-2522source-2522-253A2-257D&d=DwMFaQ&c=9Aqm-dhAKKBtVKbxa9gQTg&r=VqIKMvjXtt5JZoAMJ3KFl6LJY4NZph_9sj67Izrf4oo&m=rg7iHAmxqH8rGttj6-3EOG_u1jvZtaUPe2n_cxnxqwY&s=b5SiO6Yxq5nvkDfzk8rkluYldhE8HmYzMMEFcQuQSYY&e=>  or online here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__medicaid.publicrep.org_events_stop-2Dtrumpcare-2Dagain-2Drally_&d=DwMFaQ&c=9Aqm-dhAKKBtVKbxa9gQTg&r=VqIKMvjXtt5JZoAMJ3KFl6LJY4NZph_9sj67Izrf4oo&m=rg7iHAmxqH8rGttj6-3EOG_u1jvZtaUPe2n_cxnxqwY&s=HWA2qxmEIHph0X3scnulcO0sneBxbDOVHFFKHb9jYiE&e=>.  We will be in touch tomorrow with additional information about more events we are working on scheduling for this week and next.
>
> Two hearings have been scheduled on this bill for next Monday and Tuesday :
> Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, 10AM, Senate Finance Commitee hearing entitled, “Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal”, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 215 (info here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.finance.senate.gov_chairmans-2Dnews_hatch-2Dannounces-2Dhearing-2Don-2Dgraham-2Dcassidy-2Dproposal&d=DwMFaQ&c=9Aqm-dhAKKBtVKbxa9gQTg&r=VqIKMvjXtt5JZoAMJ3KFl6LJY4NZph_9sj67Izrf4oo&m=rg7iHAmxqH8rGttj6-3EOG_u1jvZtaUPe2n_cxnxqwY&s=dsQEcA_xYFVZDAH1tU-S53zulxmlj1hBaW3O1a5J9rg&e=>)
> Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 10 am -The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee — chaired by Johnson — will hold<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.hsgac.senate.gov_hearings_block-2Dgrants-2Dhow-2Dstates-2Dcan-2Dreduce-2Dhealth-2Dcare-2Dcosts&d=DwMFaQ&c=9Aqm-dhAKKBtVKbxa9gQTg&r=VqIKMvjXtt5JZoAMJ3KFl6LJY4NZph_9sj67Izrf4oo&m=rg7iHAmxqH8rGttj6-3EOG_u1jvZtaUPe2n_cxnxqwY&s=4loCLvPW4hNS8TCfMzhsMs_gIOd4GJd_MajA1Lh-OUk&e=> a hearing titled Block Grants: How States Can Reduce Health Care Costs, a topic central to the Graham-Cassidy bill.
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> Things are developing and moving quickly, and we'll continue to share information as we learn it.  Please activate your grassroots and do everything you can to stop this devastating bill.
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Gamel-McCormick, Michael (Aging) <Michael_Gamel-McCormick@aging.senate.gov<mailto:Michael_Gamel-McCormick@aging.senate.gov>>
> Date: Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 10:21 PM
> Subject: Follow-up to Sen. Casey Call
> To: "Gamel-McCormick, Michael (Aging)" <Michael_Gamel-McCormick@aging.senate.gov<mailto:Michael_Gamel-McCormick@aging.senate.gov>>
>
>
> Good evening. Many of you were on the call with Senator Casey earlier this evening and hear him talk about the Graham-Cassidy bill that will repeal major parts of the ACA and tear down the Medicaid program by instituting a block grant process and per capita caps placing both enormous hardship on state budgets, erase the entitlement of Medicaid, and likely place millions of people who receive home and community based services at risk of losing those services and possibly forcing people with disabilities into nursing homes and institutional settings.
>
> This bill also erases protections to anyone with a pre-existing condition.
>
> Please share this information with others. Thank you for your great efforts and your passionate voices.
>
> Michael
>
> Michael Gamel-McCormick
> Disability Policy Director
> Special Committee on Aging
> Senator Bob Casey, Ranking Member
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