My Friends a few people have recently asked me What is #ExpandMedicaidNow ? Well I am going to explain it to all today ? In 2013 I was and Still am Uninsured ! Currently now for over 30 years ! Yes in my entire adult lifetime I have never had healthcare ! And it absolutely sucks ! I wrote about it in : My Blog : *My Healthcare Journey Pre and Post Petition .
** The Blog is available on this site.
But there is more to this story than that. I was uninsured in 2013 Still even with the ACA passing. I had no income so normally you qualify for Medicaid. But Not In Florida. Our Brilliant Governor (R) Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature refused to take Federal Matching funds to Expand Medicaid. At that time 27 other States did also. Currently 18 still refuse to #ExpandMedicaidNow ! Leaving Millions sick, and desperate, and dying ! There is a sense of Desperation as many who are sick can not wait to get well.
I was elated when the ACA – Affordable Care Act passed – Aka ObamaCare ! But because of Politics and heartlessness I sit here today STILL UNINSURED ! So I decided to do something about this. I always was into Civil Rights. Dr Martin Luther King Jr. is one of my Heroes. During the 50th anniversary of the MLK -“I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH. ” MSNBC Asked : What Will You Do to Advance The Dream ? ” I answered by Tweeting and Posting : “BE A VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS” As I just started my activism on Social Media by tweeting and posting a few months earlier. Keep in mind the only form of Activism I ever did was 4 letters to The Editor of The Ocala Star Banner prior. And yes those letters can be foumd here too. I was a skeptic on the power of Social Media. But God called me to start a petition to Expand Medicaid in Fl – which got few signers but opened many doors.
Soon I was getting tweets and Posts shown on @edshow – with Ed Schultz. I buried my Governor for not helping us. But I needed attention and a news anchor I knew on twitter used # hastags alot. So I figured try it . And #ExpandMedicaidNow was born.The Now portion was added to illustrate the desperation Of : We The Uninsured in America, who need help Right Now. We simply can not wait ! Many of Us desperately need access to Medicines and Doctors Right Now. As we face pain ,suffering ,and death. Then came The Facebook page and Group – Expand Medicaid Now .Later twitter this blog, and YOUTUBE Videos happened. But This movement I Founded is more than just posts and tweets. God Called me to be that : VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS ON HEALTHCARE. I am blessed to say I am,
Our Goal is to Speak Up and Speak Out on this injustice. We are the Voices and Faces on this. Our Silence isn’t happening ! As my pages say Our Goal : ALL INSURED IN AMERICA. ! And We Shall not rest until it happens. To me its not about Democrats or Republicans …, but human dignity and respect.. I work with a great team two of whom Amy Rodriguez and Daughter Gen desperately need healthcare. Yes you can read their stories here also.
So #ExpandMedicaidNow is about Justice Dignity and Fairness. The ability to see a Dr. To go to any Hospital, and not fear debts you can not pay ! In short its about dignity. And being A GOOD SAMARITAN AS WE ARE CALLED TO BE.
The following memes by Wallace Ingalls of Vote Bkue Facebook @VoteBlueNation Twitter and Theresa BrownGold Art As A Social Inquiry illustrate this well ! Plus a photo by Amy Rodriquez of Gen Rodriguez show : The Faces of The Uninsured and #ExpandMedicaidNow !
To me its simple America #ExpandMedicaidNow ….Its About Dignity For All. And Saving Human life. Our Goal : ALL INSURED
! Please Help Us Make it happen. Like Our Page on Facebook share and Tweet your support with #ExpandMedicaidNow #SaveGen
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Pictured Fred Christian – Founder #ExpandMedicaidNow Amy and Gen Rodriquez
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