Donna Gaffney and Teri Mills, known as “The OpEd Nurses,” are a dynamic writing team who tackle the country’s most urgent and consequential public health challenges. With their extensive expertise, lifetime careers in nursing practice, and a deep commitment to safeguarding our health, they confront the barrage of attacks on our collective well-being through misguided and dangerous legislative actions.
Their latest piece, published in the Pittsburgh Gazette, focuses on the proposed cuts to Medicaid and how these changes could adversely impact our most vulnerable populations, including children, the elderly, and adults with disabilities.
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Gaffney and Mills emphasize that Medicaid isn’t just another government program; it is the backbone of our healthcare system, covering the majority of nursing home residents and providing crucial support for people with disabilities and those living in poverty. Any plan to cut Medicaid is a plan to hurt our most vulnerable populations, including children.
As we face these proposed changes, the nursing perspective is invaluable. Nurses witness the life-changing impact of Medicaid coverage on countless patients. Now, these same patients live in fear of losing the care they rely on. The House of Representatives, with its slim GOP majority, holds the key to this critical issue. Every vote matters, and so does your voice.
The OpEd Nurses, Donna Gaffney, and Teri Mills are both leaders in Nurses for America.
