Press

• April 27, The Tribune-Democrat: ‘Hands off our healthcare’: Johnstown rally-goers protest potential Medicaid cuts:  “The voices of people Johnstown, encompassed in the 13th Congressional District, are critical to keeping Medicaid intact, rally participants said….Calls to Rep. John Joyce’s staff were not returned Saturday for a response to the future of Medicaid or the sentiment of those at the Johnstown rally.” (PDF)

• April 22, The Tribune-Democrat: Forum at Pitt-Johnstown highlights concerns over potential for Medicaid cuts: “I’ve followed this forever and I’m not an alarmist, but in 55 years of studying government in Washington, this is the most threatening, frightening thing I have seen in 55 years,” panelist James Cook said. (PDF)

• April 22, WTAJ: Medicaid Matters forum expresses concern over potential spending cuts: “Our most vulnerable residents rely on Medicaid, so folks that are socio-economically compromised, our elderly, our youngest members of our community are the ones that really rely on this coverage,” Jeannine McMillan said.

• April 21, The Tribune-Democrat: Locals for Good will hold Medicaid Matters Forum Monday at Pitt-Johnstown: “Approximately 26% of Cambria County’s residents are covered by Medicaid, as well as 166,191 people across the 13th Congressional District, which also includes a stretch of the state from Northern Cambria and Altoona to Chambersburg, and is represented by Joyce.” (PDF)

• April 18, The Tribune-Democrat: Speakers at Johnstown town hall meeting call for preserving Medicaid funding: Frank Scarsella, a steelworker, commented: “What I really hear from all of you, what I keep hearing time and again, is that Medicaid is why I’m here. Not just ‘Medicaid is helpful,’ not just that Medicaid is like a nice benefit that keeps us comfortable. This is the bare minimum. Medicaid is the bare minimum that we get. And we only got it historically because we fought for it.” (PDF)

• April 14, The Tribune-Democrat: “Medicaid Matters” Johnstown group plans town hall, rally to highlight Medicaid’s impact: “Formed as a nonpartisan group to illustrate just how much “Medicaid matters” across the region, Locals for Good is planning a town hall, a panel discussion with local experts and a peaceful Central Park rally over the coming days.” (PDF)