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U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) has joined his colleagues in the Pennsylvania Democratic Congressional delegation in an effort to prevent cuts to the Medicaid program, which has helped millions of Pennsylvanians access affordable health care. In a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Rep. Cartwright and his colleagues advocated for the nearly 3,000,000 Pennsylvanians covered by Medicaid, including the 800,000 adults who are covered through the Medicaid expansion.

“Let's be clear about what the Medicaid block grant plan would do: it would put health care for the most vulnerable among us on the chopping block,” said Rep. Cartwright. “Across our state, nearly three million people are covered by Medicaid, including 800,000 who gained coverage as a result of the expansion. Medicaid is also a lifeline for rural hospitals. Before the expansion, we lost two hospitals in Northeastern Pennsylvania alone, both from financial distress. When your local hospital closes, your health care suffers, even if you still have your own insurance. Now is not the time to turn back the clock on this successful program that has helped millions of Americans get the care they need.”

Full text of the letter can be found  here.