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Help Protect Medicaid

 

Congress is considering deep cuts to Medicaid — threatening care for veterans, seniors, rural hospitals, and working families.

 

HERE IS WHAT IS HAPPENING:

Congress proposed $880 billion in Medicaid cuts over the next 10 years at the national level as part of the budget reconciliation process. The Energy and Commerce Committee did a mark-up of the bill on May 13th and 14th (pushed date from May 7th): 2025 Medicaid Cuts.Proposal Summary. On May 22, the House passed a budget reconciliation bill (see Summary of Medicaid Provisions from KFF) significantly altering Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, with additional impacts on Medicare and Health Savings Accounts.

!! The Senate is now considering H.R.1 !! The current version puts billions in Medicaid funding at risk. If passed as-is, states will be forced to cut coverage, eliminate benefits, or raise taxes to fill the gap. Highlights of the bill show policy focus on reducing expenditures by: limiting care provided to illegal immigrants with reduction of Federal Matching Funds (FMAP) by 10% in Medicaid expansion states if Medicaid infrastructure is used to provide such care; imposing work/community service requirements for Medicaid expansion population; freezing provider taxes, and reducing waste, fraud, and abuse. There is a Medicare provider provision in the bill – supported by the AMA, opposed by specialty medical orgs. Projection is $10 million will be removed from Medicaid plus $5 million more due to ACA cuts.

REGISTER: Healthy Montana's Virtual Roundtable

What does the "Big Beautiful Bill" mean for Montanans, Medicaid, and Montanans on Medicaid? Register for Healthy Montana's virtual roundtable on Monday, June 9 at 6:00 p.m. to find out more: REGISTER HERE

HERE IS HOW YOU CAN HELP: 

TEXT OR EMAIL MONTANA'S ELECTED OFFICIALS DIRECTLY: 

The voices of Montanans will be the loudest on the matter of Medicaid and all that is at risk of being cut. We urge you to write directly to Senator Daines and Senator Sheehy. We have composed messaging for your reference and use in this effort: See MMA VoterVoice advocacy center for messaging and contact information. This initiative will be the most crucial in getting Montana's voice heard! 

 

TEXT CAMPAIGN: Medicaid Is Under Threat. You Can Help Protect It — One Text at a Time. 

We’ve partnered with the Protect Our Health Care Coalition on a national voter-to-voter texting campaign to stop these cuts. One of the most effective tools in advocacy is texting — and it depends on real people like you. You’ll help send messages to voters in targeted congressional districts, urging them to call their Senators using a simple link in the text. These messages must be sent by a live person — they cannot be automated. That’s why your help is essential.

  1. Step 1: Create Your Account (2 Minutes): Click here to request an account set-up link » protectourhealthcare.org/join

    • After submitting this form, you’ll be added to the system. Please check the email address you provided for a message from “Protect Our Health Care” with instructions to set up your account. If you don’t receive the email within a few hours, contact info@protectourhealthcare.org for support. Please capitalize the first letters of your first and last name, ensuring there are no typos. The way you enter your information will be directly merged into the copy of the text to personalize each send.
    • **All texts are sent through RumbleUp’s secure platform. Your personal phone number or messaging service is never used to contact voters.

  2. Step 2: Start Texting (2 Minutes):

    • After creating your account you’ll get a welcome email from RumbleUp and it will include your Project Password so you can access your texting assignments

    • Watch this 2-minute video on how to start texting: How to Start Texting » www.protectourhealthcare.org/how-to-text

  3. Step 3: Save Medicaid (Worth Every Minute)

    Your personal texting dashboard may say there are no texts available to send — but don’t worry. That just means your personalized texts are still loading. Keep refreshing the page during the first 15 minutes and your assignments will appear. You will have texts to send right away — just give the system a moment to catch up.

    • This campaign runs on real volunteers — and your help can make the difference. Thank you for standing up for Medicaid and the communities that depend on it.

Need help or have questions? Contact the volunteer coordinators directly at info@protectourhealthcare.org.

 

SHARE YOUR STORY: 

The MMA wants to hear your Medicaid story and how the program has helped you or someone in your community. We will use your experience as a blurb in upcoming campaign materials across MMS platforms including emails, texts, and social media. 

We also welcome your perspective through your professional and personal experience to be shared in community media outlets. Provide us an Op-Ed: send to mma@mmaoffice.org, and we will share it with Montana news outlets that serve your community(s). 

 

STAY INFORMED AND LET MMA KNOW YOU'RE ON BOARD:

If you have ideas on how we can unite together in the fight for Medicaid or you would like to be a part of upcoming initiatives in a more hands-on capacity, reach out to MMA at mma@mmaoffice.org to let us know!

View the Medicaid in Montana Fact Sheet