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Senators Bennet and Tester, Along With Patient and Consumer Groups To Hold Press Conference Urging Senate to Preserve Quality Health Coverage for Millions

New Poll Reflecting Voters’ Views on Medicaid to be Released

**MEDIA ADVISORY** Tomorrow at 11:45am:

Senators Bennet and Tester, Along With Patient and Consumer Groups To Hold Press Conference Urging Senate to Preserve Quality Health Coverage for Millions 

  New Poll Reflecting Voters’ Views on Medicaid to be Released 

Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 11:45 AM in SVC 215, Capitol Visitor Center, Senators Bennet and Tester will be joined by some of the more than 60 patients and consumers from across the country, each with their own personal health care story, who are in Washington, D.C. this week to urge their senators to preserve quality health care access and coverage for millions of Americans. The efforts are being organized by more than a dozen different patient and public interest groups, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Consumers Union, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

The groups and patients are troubled by many key provisions of the House and Senate health bills, including giving states the option to waive essential health benefits, increasing the amount older Americans can be charged for coverage and dramatically cutting critical Medicaid funding. A new survey on voters’ views on the Medicaid program and proposed changes in the health bill will also be released at the event.

WHO:

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)

Matt Slaby, Colorado businessman with a rare blood clotting condition

Laurie Merges-Jett, Ohio breast cancer patient on Medicaid

Lysa Buonanno, Nevada lung cancer patient treated through Medicaid

Chris Hansen, president, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network        

Some of the more than 60 other Patients from 15 key states visiting D.C. tomorrow including: Alaska, Ariz., Colo., Iowa, La., Maine, Nev., Ohio, Pa., Tenn., S.C. and West Virginia

 

WHAT:                                

Press Conference Calling on Senate to “Protect Patients NOW”

WHEN:

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

11:45 am       

 

WHERE:

 

Capitol Visitors Center – SVC-215

 

Groups participating include: ACS CAN, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American Liver Foundation, American Lung Association, Consumers Union, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, GBS/CIDP Foundation, March of Dimes, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, National Organization for Rare Disorders, Pulmonary Hypertension Association, United Ostomy Associations of America, U.S. Hereditary Angioedema Association and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease.

 

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