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Medicaid Expansion – The Senate Votes to Starve NH

By Amy Pepin, June 10th, 2013 - 11:09am

I watched from the Senate Gallery on Thursday as our Senators voted 13(R) - 11 (D) to pass their version of the NH budget without Medicaid expansion.  The discussion was long with competing points of view and points of concern. One often called note of caution, however, I simply do not understand.

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New Futures Talking Points in Support of Medicaid Expansion

By Tricia Lucas, June 10th, 2013 - 12:00am

Medicaid Expansion will provide access to health care to more than 50,000 NH citizens who currently have no regular access to care.   

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Looking to Change the Face of Substance Abuse Treatment in NH?

By Sarah Sadowski, May 30th, 2013 - 2:21pm

Then look no further than advocating for NH Medicaid expansion! New Futures is looking for volunteers from 5 to 6:30 p.m. each night next week to make calls to other committed advocates like you who live in key senate districts. Our pool of trained advocates is expecting our calls. Volunteering just a couple hours of your time to walk others through contacting their senator can make a huge impact!

Know folks who support expansion? Bring your Rolodex and make free calls while enjoying pizza and connecting with others who care about this key issue!

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Medicaid Expansion - NH Can't Wait

By Linda Paquette, May 30th, 2013 - 10:22am

The unprecedented opportunity to expand access to alcohol and other drug treatment will slip away unless we can convince the NH Senate to include Medicaid expansion in the budget.  The proposed Medicaid expansion through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires an array of substance use disorder services in compliance with the federal Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.  Parity in the treatment of substance use disorders means that, as in treatment of other chronic illnesses, treatment of substance use dis

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