Day 4 of the @protectourcare.org #SickOfIt nationwide health care bus tour begins in Scranton Pennsylvania with @paigecognetti.bsky.social @seiuhcpa.org @littlelobbyists.com and friends. WATCH US LIVE at 10:30am ET: www.facebook.com/ProtectOurCa...
Little Lobbyists
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Family-led group advocating for our kids with complex medical needs and disabilities. Little Lobbyists Action Network is a 501(c)(4) org.
I spend a lot of time in hospital emergency. This affects me pretty badly.
Little Lobbyists@littlelobbyists.com · 3d ago“The state expects for individuals who lose coverage that they will delay care, and when they delay care their only line of access, at times, can be a hospital emergency department. Loss of coverage doesn’t just impact those individuals." www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
"Two Berea mothers say losing coverage, even temporarily, puts critical care and services for their children at risk." www.lex18.com/news/coverin...
Berea moms say Medicaid cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill are already affecting their children's care
Two Berea mothers say losing coverage, even temporarily, puts critical care and services for their children at risk.
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The program serves 750,000 children across the United States, including 15,000 in Kentucky. www.lex18.com/news/coverin...
Governor Beshear urging President Trump to reconsider proposed Head Start changes
On Wednesday, Governor Andy Beshear announced he sent a personal letter and signed on to a letter with 24 attorneys general to urge President Donald Trump to reconsider proposed changes to the…
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Thousands of refugees in the U.S. just lost Medicaid coverage. In Arizona, even kids were cut www.kjzz.org/science/2026...
Thousands of refugees in the U.S. just lost Medicaid coverage. In Arizona, even kids were cut
Thousands of refugees in the U.S. lost health coverage on Oct. 1 as new Medicaid eligibility rules took effect. In Arizona, unlike in most states, even children and pregnant women are being dropped.
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In a conversation that has been leaked in pieces to multiple publications, the GOP Senate nominee called for “reasonable cuts to mandatory spending,” which is driven by Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. But you know, "Suck It Up." www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
‘We have to suck it up’: Ken Paxton privately suggests cutting federal benefit programs to reduce deficit | Houston Public Media
In a conversation that has been leaked in pieces to multiple publications, the GOP Senate nominee called for “reasonable cuts to mandatory spending,” which is driven by Social Security, Medicare and…
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“The state expects for individuals who lose coverage that they will delay care, and when they delay care their only line of access, at times, can be a hospital emergency department. Loss of coverage doesn’t just impact those individuals." www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
Medicaid cuts will stress WA patients, providers; voters must remember | Editorial
The loss of medical care coverage will have a ripple effect across the healthcare system in Washington.
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There are no words to describe the cruelty this administration is willingly unleashing on communities across the nation…
ProPublica@propublica.org · 2w agoNEW: A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.
New Medicaid rules cut coverage for 11,000 in Washington state www.axios.com/local/seattl...
New Medicaid rules cut coverage for 11,000 in Washington state
At least 200,000 more Washington residents could lose Medicaid by 2027 as new work rules take effect.
axios.com
Day 3 of the @protectourcare.org #SickOfIt nationwide health care bus tour, and we're in Harrisburg Pennsylvania with @lgaustindavis.bsky.social @pseaorg.bsky.social @seiuhcpa.org @littlelobbyists.com and friends. WATCH US LIVE at 1pm ET: www.facebook.com/ProtectOurCa...
Healthcare advocacy bus tour going across the country, begins in Bangor www.foxbangor.com/news/healthc...
Healthcare advocacy bus tour going across the country, begins in Bangor
BANGOR, MAINE -- A bus tour advocating for healthcare rights kicked off in Bangor. The non-profit 'Protect Our Care' is brining speakers to communities across the nation to talk about
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Polling shows healthcare affordability is a major issue for voters this election. “These cuts affect everybody because it’s a health care system... So that means pretty much everybody is facing higher health insurance premiums,” www.wabi.tv/2026/10/05/h...
Healthcare advocacy group launches bus tour in Bangor
Protect Our Care’s “Sick Of It” Fix Healthcare Now bus tour kicked off Monday in Bangor.
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Head Start Changes Would Harm Dual Language Learners and Their Families www.migrationpolicy.org/commentary/h...
Head Start Changes Would Harm Dual Language Learners and Their Families
The Trump administration's proposed changes to Head Start, which include a mandate for English-only instruction, threaten Dual Language Learners (DLLs), who comprise one-third of all enrollees.
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The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis is still not giving firm answers on when — or whether — it intends to expand a safety-net healthcare program for low-income children that the Florida Legislature has approved. floridaphoenix.com/2026/09/14/s...
Still no answers from DeSantis administration on KidCare disenrollments, challenges • Florida Phoenix
The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis is still not giving firm answers on when — or whether — it intends to expand a safety-net healthcare program for low-income children that the Florida…
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Rest in power, Gloria ❤️🩹 Thank you for your fight for equality, reproductive freedom, and the belief that every person deserves dignity and a voice in their own life. Your work lives on in every parent, advocate, and kid who refuses to be told "no."
This was an incredibly difficult read on the impact #immigration enforcement is having on children, teens, and families across the country... Our well wishes to Pierre's family 💙❤️
Juan Escalante@juanescalante.com · last mo."Pierre Damas Bel’s family said he took his own life on a busy highway after the Trump administration canceled protections for thousands of Haitian immigrants and ICE officers placed him in an ankle monitor." www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Glad to see more states implementing paid family caregiving programs for parents providing specialized care like managing trachs and complex meds and have to drop out of the workforce to do so. This work is so devalued because it's racialized and feminized and parents really need this support.
States turn to parents to fill a home care workforce gap
Parents who provide 'extraordinary care' for their disabled or medically fragile children can be paid for their services
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"Air Canada has introduced a new mobility aid travel policy designed to make flying simpler, more predictable and less stressful for customers travelling with mobility aids." www.futuretravelexperience.com/2026/08/air-...
Air Canada introduces new mobility aid policy to improve accessibility and passenger experience
Air Canada has introduced a new mobility aid travel policy designed to make flying more predictable and accessible.
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For 25 years, the Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision has protected people with disabilities' right to live in community. In June, the DOJ put that right — for 40 million adults and 5 million children — at risk. In a craven move, DOJ is attacking the rights and dignity of millions.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – With Medicaid cuts on the horizon, a large chunk of rural Oklahoma hospitals could face closure, and new numbers back up years of warnings from healthcare experts. “We’re in rural America, and the healthcare in rural America is struggling,” kfor.com/news/instagr...
https://kfor.com/news/instagram/despite-warnings-even-more-ok-rural-hospitals-set-to-close/
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Today’s order stands up to the Trump Administration’s cruelty, which would have made it harder for Pennsylvanians to find safe, stable housing — even putting some at risk of returning to homelessness.
BREAKING: We just won in court AGAIN to protect thousands of Pennsylvanians from being kicked out of their homes.
NEW: @lujan.senate.gov (D-N.M.) and @kaine.senate.gov (D-Va.) introduced the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Access Act, legislation to ensure older adults and people with disabilities have a real choice between receiving long-term care at home or in institutional settings.
NYT: The Senate voted to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz, a physician who has repeatedly affirmed the safety and efficacy of childhood vaccines, as director of the CDC, the agency’s first full-time leader in nearly a year. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/h...
Senate Confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as C.D.C. Director
Dr. Schwartz, a deputy surgeon general in the first Trump administration, has publicly supported childhood vaccines.
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Peter, 7, is a dog-loving prankster who's obsessed with Bluey and Ms. Rachel. He also has cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and needs 24/7 care. Mississippi Medicaid's home nursing keeps him healthy at home with his mom and brother, not in a hospital bed. Read his story: littlelobbyists.org/peters-story...
Contact tracers and public health workers are astonishingly good at their jobs and would have excellent careers as PIs if they ever decided to leave the field.
Nurses Chase Cyclospora, Aided by Interviews, Fast-Food Receipts — And the Messy Details - KFF Health News
Yes, they’ve heard all the poop jokes. Public health staffers are painstakingly tracing the sources of this massive outbreak, combing through fast-food orders and lettuce purchases as they listen to p...
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Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
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The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here's how it could affect costs apnews.com/article/medi...
The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here's how it could affect costs
Millions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face higher monthly costs in 2027.
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“The Trump administration has effectively shut down most of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s activities, closing the spigot on federal funding estimated to have saved thousands of lives and billions of dollars over the past 27 years by improving medical practice.”
Little Lobbyists@littlelobbyists.com · 2mo agoTrump Has Quietly Throttled an Agency Devoted to the Safety of American Healthcare kffhealthnews.org/news/ahrq-fu...
Trump Has Quietly Throttled an Agency Devoted to the Safety of American Healthcare kffhealthnews.org/news/ahrq-fu...
Trump Has Quietly Throttled an Agency Devoted to the Safety of American Healthcare - KFF Health News
Congress appropriated $345 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for the 2026 fiscal year, but the agency has spent less than $15 million on grants. AHRQ hasn’t issued a new one i...
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