TAKE ACTION! Tell Congress CARE CAN’T WAIT!

The Better Care Better Jobs Act | Sharing Our Stories with Be A Hero | Take Action!

 
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The recently re-introduced Better Care Better Jobs Act, present an historic opportunity to significantly improve the lives of our families and all Americans with complex medical needs and disabilities.

By investing in home and community based services (HCBS), getting eligible people off of Medicaid waiting lists, and providing better support for family caregivers and better pay for home health workers, a brighter future is within our reach …

… we just need Congress to pass it.

Now is the time for people with complex medical needs and disabilities, their families and allies, to DEMAND our legislators invest in our families through the Better Care Better Jobs Act because #CareCantWait!


We need your help! How to take action now: 

  1. Learn more about the Better Care Better Jobs Act! The BCBJA represents an historic, life changing investment in the lives of people with complex medical needs and disabilities, their families, and caregivers. If fully funded, it will support home and community-based services (HCBS) instead of institutionalization, for an additional 2.3 million people who are elderly or disabled (a 300% increase!). It will also allow 1 million informal family caregivers to return to the workforce knowing their loved ones have the care they need, and it will create over 500,000 new, good paying, jobs for direct care workers. Check out this info sheet on the Better Care Better Jobs Act as well as a full analysis of the bill’s impact prepared by Harvard and MIT researchers.

  2. Make a phone call: Our stories are powerful and your legislators need to hear from you. Next to visiting in person, a phone call is THE most impactful way to connect with your legislators. Call your federal legislators - Representatives AND Senators, and tell them why caregiving is critical for your family to survive and thrive. Let them know we NEED to pass the Better Care Better Jobs Act in order to get people with complex medical needs and disabilities - including kids - off of years-long Medicaid waitings lists and into the home and community based services and supports (HCBS) they need to thrive. To reach your legislator’s offices, call the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121. All you need is your zip code to be connected directly!

  3. Stay tuned and check back for more! The BCBJA was just reintroduced and we’re just getting started advocating for this critical legislation. In the coming days and weeks we will provide more resources for your advocacy and calls to action to engage in. Let’s do this!