To: The Utah State House, The Utah State Senate, and Governor Gary R. Herbert
Utah Lawmakers: End the blockade of federal funds for healthcare!
Expanding Medicaid will enable people to get treatment for mental health disorders, substance abuse, and physical illness. Everyone deserves to be able to have medical care. Without insurance, people cannot afford the astronomical costs of getting medical help.
Why is this important?
Healthcare is a top priority to life and liberty. But it is getting so expensive, most people are afraid they will lose their homes and everything they have ever worked to achieve if they become sick or injured and are unable to pay their medical costs.
Many people cannot get a job that offers insurance. Many employers are now contracting out their labor or turning jobs into part-time positions so they won't have to pay the cost of employee healthcare.
The federal government has tried to help low-income people with the cost of the affordable healthcare premiums. However, the State of Utah is not helping these people at all. Instead, Utah is blocking the funds that have been offered by the federal government to offset the high price of insurance.
I know many college graduates who cannot get a job in our current job market, and cannot afford healthcare. Every time an illness or accident comes along, they grapple with whether they can get through it this time without seeing a doctor or if they should go to the doctor and get more and more in debt. If they need tests, or x-rays, or heaven forbid medicine, how can they possibly afford that without insurance?
No wonder so many people are becoming homeless. No wonder we have so many people who wander the streets. No wonder we have so much crime and mental health issues on our streets. It is because a lot of people cannot afford to get the help they need and deserve! It's time that our lawmakers act to fix this problem in Utah.
Many people cannot get a job that offers insurance. Many employers are now contracting out their labor or turning jobs into part-time positions so they won't have to pay the cost of employee healthcare.
The federal government has tried to help low-income people with the cost of the affordable healthcare premiums. However, the State of Utah is not helping these people at all. Instead, Utah is blocking the funds that have been offered by the federal government to offset the high price of insurance.
I know many college graduates who cannot get a job in our current job market, and cannot afford healthcare. Every time an illness or accident comes along, they grapple with whether they can get through it this time without seeing a doctor or if they should go to the doctor and get more and more in debt. If they need tests, or x-rays, or heaven forbid medicine, how can they possibly afford that without insurance?
No wonder so many people are becoming homeless. No wonder we have so many people who wander the streets. No wonder we have so much crime and mental health issues on our streets. It is because a lot of people cannot afford to get the help they need and deserve! It's time that our lawmakers act to fix this problem in Utah.