Health Care Repeal Would Hurt Alaska Youth

An open letter to Senator Murkowski from (us) Facing Foster Care in Alaska and the National Juvenile Law Center.
Right now, Alaska has a record high number of youth in foster care — 3,099 as of August 2017. Sen. Murkowski has long been a champion for these youth. We urge her to be such a champion now and to vote against this devastating bill. This bill has the same provisions as the previous similar efforts where Medicaid is concerned: block grants and per capita spending. For the same reasons, this bill must be defeated.

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