Your state legislature has reconvened for its new session. 

This is a great time to educate your state legislators about how many individuals with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) depend on Medicaid for in-home caregiving and nursing and to access other healthcare, including SMA treatments, physical and occupational therapies, and medical devices. 

Make sure your legislators know that Medicaid empowers children and adults with SMA, helping them to attend school, go to work, live independently, and engage in their communities. 

Tell your state legislators to strengthen Medicaid and protect access to its vital caregiving supports, treatments, and healthcare services. In addition, ask them to avoid disruptions or gaps in healthcare and caregiving coverage due to your state's implementation of the new Medicaid work or community participation requirements. 

ACT NOW!

INSTRUCTIONS: when you enter your address information, and click on the "send message" button, the prewritten message will automatically be emailed to your state legislators. No other action is required. However, you can click inside the prewritten message to tailor it with your own connection to the issue, which Cure SMA may use for other advocacy purposes. Contact advocacy@curesma.org if you have any questions.