Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton Will Address the Broader Issue

MEDIA ALERT

NEWS CONFERENCE MONDAY WILL BRING TOGETHER COMMUNITY GROUPS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY PROPOSED HEALTH CARE REFORM

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton Will Address the Broader Issue

WHAT

• Acoalition of community organizations representing the disability community, seniors, children, low-income families and others have scheduled a news conference to discuss the potentially significant impact of the Senate’s proposed replacement for the Affordable Care Act.

• The 142-page American Health Care Act bill recommends:

• deep cuts in Medicaid impacting people with disabilities, children, seniors, low-income families,

• changing essential health benefits (maternity treatment and hospital care),

•prohibitions on annual and lifetime limits,

• eliminating subsidies after 2019 meaning many low-income people would face high deductibles, and

• allowing insurers to charge older customers much more than younger ones.

• News conference will be live streamed via Facebook and on YouTube:

• Video footage and still images will be posted at by 2 p.m.

WHEN

• Monday, June, 26, 10 a.m.

WHERE
• Ability360 Center, 5025 E. Washington Street in the Conference Center

WHO (Note: Not all people/organizations on this list will be speaking, but all will be available for post-news conference interviews)

• Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton

• Ability360 President and CEO Phil Pangrazio

• Luis Heredia, District Director, from the office of Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-District 7)

• AARP

• AZ Center for Disability Law

• Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers

• Arizona Council of Human Service Providers

• Arizona Family Health Partnership

•Brain Injury Association of Arizona

•National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

• Protecting Arizona’s Family Coalition (PAFCO)

•Planned Parenthood of Arizona

•Raising Special Kids

•Statewide Independent Living Council

• William E. Morris Institute for Justice

Individuals

• Sergio Rodriguez 25-year old man living with MS

• Don Price –Wheelchair user

• Steve Norton – Stroke survivor, wheelchair user

• Paulina Serna – Parent with children with disabilities

• Dr. Danita Applewhite - Speaking about Veterans

•Craig A. Sparrazza, RN. - Parent of son with learning and mental health disabilities

SOME POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION

• 465,000 Arizonans left without health insurance

• Ending Medicaid expansion for 223,000 low-income Arizonans

• Loss of 7,600 jobs

• Destabilizing financial health of rural and safety-net hospitals and providers

CONTACTS

• Loren Worthington, Ability360, (623) 326-9379

• Robbie Sherwood, City of Phoenix, Office of Mayor Greg Stanton, (480) 246-7944

• Steve Carr, The Kur Carr Group, Inc., (602) 317-3040