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ACTION ALERT: PROTECT MEDICAID PATIENTS FROM DISCRIMINATION

HB 44   by Rep. Swanson (Senate Sponsor: Sen. Middleton) would protect Medicaid and CHIP patients from discrimination by state-funded doctors based on vaccination status and will be heard in the Senate Health  and Human Services Committee THIS Wednesday, May 10, 2023!

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
Participate From Home  – TWO WAYS
1- Email the HHS Committee Members*

[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

SAMPLE EMAIL MESSAGE:

Dear Senator,

I am writing to you today to ask you to please VOTE YES to pass HB 44 favorably out of the Committee on Health and Human Services on Wednesday, May 10. 

Children benefiting from Medicaid or CHIP coverage should not have their access to care jeopardized by government-contracted healthcare providers who unlawfully deny patients based on their vaccination status. These families depend on these doctors to provide for basic health needs and should not be subject to discrimination based on their individualized approach to preventive care.

Thank you,
[YOUR NAME]

Or use your own personal experience in your email to the committee regarding being denied care based on your child’s vaccination status.
*You are welcome to copy and paste all of the emails below in the TO: field of your draft to send just one email to all committee members at one time. 

2- Call the HHS Committee Members 

Chairwoman Kolkhorst – 512-463-0118
Vice-Chair Perry – 512-463-0128
Sen. Blanco – 512-463-0129
Sen. Hall – 512-463-0102
Sen. Hancock – 512-463-0109
Sen. Hughes – 512-463-0101
Sen. LaMantia – 512-463-0127
Sen. Miles – 512-463-0113
Sen. Sparks – 512-463-0131

Participate IN PERSON at the Capitol – TWO WAYS
1- Register For the Bill – Quick, painless, and EFFECTIVE!

Come to the capitol on Wednesday at 8am (extremely time sensitive!) and use either your personal tablet or the Senate kiosks located outside the Senate Chamber or on the Senate side of the Capitol Extension to register FOR the bill. If you use your personal tablet or laptop, connect to Capitol WiFi and go to this website to register. If you are NOT wanting to stay to provide oral testimony, then be sure to click Not Testify during the registration process. Learn more about the registration process here (Note: The linked website expalins the House registration process but it is essentially the same process for the Senate.) 

2- Testify For the Bill

Ready to dive into testifying orally during a hearing? We make it easy! Promise! After reviewing TFVC’s How to Testify PowerPoint, you can write your own two minute testimony or we can provide speaking notes for you. Email Michelle today to get more information about submitting oral or written testimony: [email protected]

 

2 thoughts on “ACTION ALERT: PROTECT MEDICAID PATIENTS FROM DISCRIMINATION”

  1. Brenda McPherson

    Please VOTE YES to pass HB 44 favorably out of the Committee on Health and Human Services on Wednesday, May 10.

    Children benefiting from Medicaid or CHIP coverage should not have their access to care jeopardized by government-contracted healthcare providers who unlawfully deny patients based on their vaccination status. These families depend on these doctors to provide for basic health needs and should not be subject to discrimination based on their individualized approach to preventive care.

    Thank you,
    Brenda McPherson
    Carrollton, TX
    214-679-4618

  2. Children benefiting from Medicaid or CHIP coverage should not have their access to care jeopardized by government-contracted healthcare providers who unlawfully deny patients based on their vaccination status. These families depend on these doctors to provide for basic health needs and should not be subject to discrimination based on their individualized approach to preventive care.

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