Little Lobbyists

Today, Little Lobbyists honors #AliceWong, a ferocious advocate for disability justice and disability culture-maker who died on November 14 at the age of 51. Alice was a larger-than-life figure in the disability community and a friend to Little Lobbyists 1/🧵

"Pregnant women who are covered by #Medicaid will suffer from loss of coverage after the cuts go into effect next year." via @NewRepublic.com thestoryexchange.org/us-maternal-...

Angela Acevedo, founder, Path 2 Potential joins PIX11 Morning News to discuss how at least 900,000 to over 1.3 million New Yorkers face risks of losing coverage or seeing transitions, with the Bronx, upper Manhattan, and Queens hit hardest. pix11.com/video/health...

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...

I spend a lot of time in hospital emergency. This affects me pretty badly.

"Two Berea mothers say losing coverage, even temporarily, puts critical care and services for their children at risk." www.lex18.com/news/coverin...

The program serves 750,000 children across the United States, including 15,000 in Kentucky. www.lex18.com/news/coverin...

Thousands of refugees in the U.S. just lost Medicaid coverage. In Arizona, even kids were cut  www.kjzz.org/science/2026...

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...

“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...

There are no words to describe the cruelty this administration is willingly unleashing on communities across the nation…

New Medicaid rules cut coverage for 11,000 in Washington state www.axios.com/local/seattl...

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...

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...

Head Start Changes Would Harm Dual Language Learners and Their Families www.migrationpolicy.org/commentary/h...

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...

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."

"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-...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here's how it could affect costs apnews.com/article/medi...

“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.”

Trump Has Quietly Throttled an Agency Devoted to the Safety of American Healthcare kffhealthnews.org/news/ahrq-fu...

Medicaid fills that gap for over 100,000 disabled applicants a year. New work requirements could yank it away before they even get a determination.

an ideologically driven effort to destroy an independent institution and replace its serious and broad-minded approach to american history with MAGA slop

"The planned 4% cut on Medicaid reimbursements has been reversed after Beshear says a surplus of funds has been collected." www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-n...

"A new poll indicates that most Americans believe they’re far from the main culprit. Most respondents also said they thought the overall Medicaid-fraud push was just politics." www.newsfromthestates.com/article/poll...

Excited to join our friends @aapd.com and disability community to celebrate the 36th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act!

Families are drowning in health care costs — rising premiums, sky-high hospital bills, and drug prices that force people to choose between care and rent. Congress has real, bipartisan solutions on the table right now. #LowerHealthCareCostsNow Take action: ow.ly/aJA550Zp4fU

THEY TOLD US THERE IS NO MONEY FOR MEDICAID but somehow there is money for Pete Hegseth

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The reason why home and community-based services funding has increased a lot in California is not because of fraud, but unlike in other states, California has no wait-list to get HCBS services once you qualify www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

We all depend on care. Today’s the day we talk about it. Join @caringacross.org today to have your say and be one of 1 Million Care Conversations: caringacross.formstack.com/forms/1_mill... #1MCare

We all depend on care. Today’s the day we talk about it. Join us for the Day to Have Your Say and be one of 1 Million Care Conversations: https://caringacross.formstack.com/forms/1_million_care_conversations_survey_72126?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=care_conversations #1MCare

Sen. @kim.senate.gov (D-N.J.) on Tuesday unveiled a proposal for all American children to receive #Medicare, a program he’s dubbed MediKids, saying Democrats must bring new ideas to move the conversation on healthcare forward.

Despite being eligible for #Medicaid, Marie was denied coverage in 2025 because of an error with the state's benefits system. It took months of pushback before the state reversed its mistake. Even as a "tech-savvy" former bank manager, Marie she wanted to give up several times along the way.