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#LynnMA: mobilize.us/s/BNqy16

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Why join #WednesdayWalkoutsforHealth?

Reason #1: Mass mobilization has been identified as THE most crucial response to authoritarianism. So this is an opportunity for #healthcare workers to speak up about the impact of federal actions on #health.

Well-said and illustrated. Thank you. Anyone, of any political perspective, need only ask themselves, “How, exactly, does paying for commercial health insurance, including its high administrative fees, profit margins, and denial infrastructure, add to the value I receive as a patient?”

The main difference between our system and those with better outcomes? They have universal healthcare- single payer, government funded insurance for everyone. 💡

Show your reps that you are paying attention to what they are doing to our healthcare system. Join #WednesdayWalkoutsForHealth!

Lynn: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

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The State of Health Care in Massachusetts: A Conversation With Senator Cindy Friedman - The Will Brownsberger Podcast In this episode, Will invites Cindy Friedman (Massachusetts State Senator and Senate Chair of the Committee on Health Care Financing) on the podcast to discuss the state of health care in Massachusett...

In this short conversation, Brownsberger and Friedman beautifully lay out the case for #SinglePayerHealthcare but fail to name it.

Is this political strategy or something else?

#MAPoli

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My Wednesday Walkouts Why

#WednesdayWalkoutsForHealth
#MedSky #SNAP #Medicaid #MentalHealth #HealthEquity

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And yet, the #HarmReduction tools we need to help them - to 1) stay alive, 2) prevent further destruction of their lives, and 3) recover - are being de-funded by the Trump administration.

These policies are ignorant and inhumane. (3/3)

I can’t help but wish we had had more time to fight together for sobriety and stability and the lives that they had wanted for themselves. Every single one had something to offer the world - to their families, their friends, their communities. (2/3)

The Erosion of Harm Reduction | NEJM The U.S. administration has continuously chipped away at public health interventions addressing substance use disorders and the opioid crisis, including vital harm-reduction activities.

As I read articles like this, I always find myself thinking about the many patients I’ve lost to overdose. (1/3)

#MedSky

The Erosion of Harm Reduction | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Fund #SNAP.

SNAP has existed for 60 years. Benefits have gone out every single month over those six decades, including during government shutdowns. Until now.

Make no mistake: The money is available to fund SNAP during this shutdown. Trump is making a choice to withhold it.

Don’t forget this.

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Join us for #WednesdayWalkoutsforHealth in defense of food, compassion, and care for all. Health issues demand our advocacy. We can't stand by while war is declared on science, evidence-based policy, public health, our public health leadership, research institutions, and science-based guidelines.

It’s Wednesday, so we are walking out for HEALTH in #CambridgeMA and #LynnMA!

Join us next week from wherever you are!

#SNAP #Medicaid #ACA #CareNotCuts #Science #Medsky

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Oh sorry, just saw this message. I will reach out.

Yes! She was a big inspiration for this idea! Can you direct message me through bluesky and we can maybe set up a time to talk and strategize?

@susangrossberg.bsky.social I’m not able to DM you, so asking here: can you share the details about Melrose Wednesday Walkouts for Health (when/where)? Do you want me to make you an event page so others can find/join you?

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#WednesdayWalkoutsforHealth

This week, we stand out for:

⭐️ #SNAP

⭐️ #CareNotCuts - #MEDICAID and the #ACA

#LynnMA: mobilize.us/s/BNqy16

#CambridgeMA: mobilize.us/s/4k11c7

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4/ This weekend was also the first time SNAP benefits missed their first of the month payout. Two federal judges have ordered the USDA to release the funds, and today, it was announced that the Trump admin will use $4.65B from SNAP’s contingency fund to cover half of November benefits.

1/ Open enrollment for Obamacare (ACA) kicked off this weekend, during which more than 20 million families will shop for health insurance coverage. There's some sticker shock though: prices are up ~30% this year if tax credits aren’t extended. Here’s what else is happening in #publichealth 👇

When health care is under attack, what do we do? Rise up, fight back!

#SinglePayer #MedicareForAll

When SNAP benefits run out, 'people can die,' say health experts “People can die” from even short gaps in nutrition and food access, experts say ahead of SNAP benefits not going out in November in at least 25 states.

“#Foodinsecurity is a health risk...as soon as SNAP benefits stop, you see immediate declines in dietary quality and ongoing nutritional stability.” @lindsayallen.bsky.social

When SNAP benefits run out, ‘people can die,’ www.statnews.com/2025/10/27/s... by @sarah-todd.bsky.social via @statnews.com

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our Rally for SNAP! It was a powerful show of solidarity, sending a strong message that the federal government MUST fund SNAP to prevent 1+ million people in MA from going hungry come November.
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ACA Insurers Are Raising Premiums by an Estimated 26%, but Most Enrollees Could See Sharper Increases in What They Pay The amount health insurers charge for coverage on the ACA Marketplaces is rising 26%, on average, in 2026.... Most enrollees would face even sharper increases in what they pay if they ACA’s enhanced p...

ACA Insurers Are Raising Premiums by an Estimated 26%, but Most Enrollees Could See Sharper Increases in What They Pay

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Amazing, thank you! We need to stand together, rain or shine!

Wednesday Walkouts for Health! Stand up for health!  Wednesday Walkouts for Health aims to activate and engage healthcare workers and their communities around political threats to health. Join others across the country in this...

Join us next week!

Lynn: mobilize.us/s/BNqy16

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Out in the cold mist again today - what’s with the dreary Wednesdays, New England?

But the attacks to #health don’t stop, so I won’t either!

#SNAP, #Medicaid, and #ACA premiums are our top #WednesdayWalkoutsForHealth issues right now.