Nonviolent Medicaid Army - MA

03/11/2025

Chris from Greenfield, MA shares this week's :
"I'm 70 years old — paid medical insurance all my working life — I can't afford Medicare due to Part B and deductibles!"

21/10/2025

National call this Thursday! Register here: https://bit.ly/OctNVMANationalCall2025

Coming up Thursday! Registration link in the comments. Join our Monthly National call to learn from leaders of the NVMA across the country!

14/10/2025

This memorializes and mourns the loss of Wayne, a leader from Wisconsin. Wayne passed away on October 10, 2025.

"My name is Wayne and I’m from Wisconsin and my story starts by saying I had a medical year in 2009 and by stating our healthcare system is broken, the most expensive in the world, does not provide world class care, thus denying a basic human right to millions of poor and low income workers.

I was insured but could not access care because of the deductibles for 10 years. By 2009 I could not walk without a bad limp, and had a lipoma on the back of my neck the size of a 12’ softball. I felt and looked like the hunchback of Notre Dame -- outcast from society.

In Jan 2009 I fell on black ice, due to lack of mobility. I had surgery to fix my broken bone near the ankle, and rotator cuff surgery in March. My church had insurance which covered my deductible and had hip replacement surgery in July.

The insurance company billed for 3 surgeries, when I originally only needed one-- increasing the cost of healthcare for everyone.

Poverty is the 4th leading cause of death in the richest country of the world. I personally know of 2 people who died because they were denied their human right to healthcare.

Sadly, these cases are the norm and not the outlier.

We demand universal healthcare. Prior to joining the Poor People's Campaign, I had lost hope of ever seeing change that would protect the future of my 9 year old granddaughter who is with me today and the suffering of all people from the denial of our right to healthcare.

I learned by joining Poor People's Campaign that we have the power to change the system, together. We just need to exercise that power by organizing.

Raise our voices together - We won’t be silent anymore."

Rest in Power, Wayne

07/09/2025

Yesterday we rallied in Greenfield, only a few blocks away from Massachusetts's most at-risk-for-closure hospital, Baystate Franklin Medical Center, as part of the National Nonviolent Medicaid Army Day of Action for Medicaid. We know what happens when the government cuts people off of Medicaid, cuts vital healthcare and SNAP funding. We know that it is policy murder. But we also know that if we keep organizing our class, we can win all of our human rights!

31/07/2025

We are getting into step! Stay tuned for the Massachusetts Day of Action announcement.

🔈🔈🔈 Announcing a National Day of Action for Medicaid on Saturday September 6, 2025.

Choose a site like a full or partially closed hospital, a skilled nursing facility, the welfare office, or another site that demonstrates that Medicaid cuts = death!

Join with the Nonviolent Medicaid Army and partners in states around the country to make the invisible visible, develop our leadership and grow our army!

Find the day of action Toolkit here with everything you need to take action!

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Toolkit: https://bit.ly/NVMA2025Toolkit
Action Guidelines: https://bit.ly/NVMAActionGuidelines
Register your action here: https://bit.ly/NVMA2025ActionRegistration

‼️Please share widely!!

30/07/2025

From our recent action co-sponsored in partnership with Doctors Against Genocide , Committee of Interns and Residents, and Healthcare Workers for Palestine during the week of action to in Gaza. One of our members Dr. Karim shared testimony from a colleague in public health. To end the conditions which enable genocide we must build the unity of people fighting for their survival in the US, and people fighting for their survival in Gaza. Fund Medicaid, Not War!

25/07/2025

We are supporting Doctors Against Genocide and other partners to say . Fund Medicaid, Not War! We must unite all the struggles of the poor and dispossessed to end the conditions which beget genocide.

21/07/2025

Allie from Boston, MA shares this week's :

"Not knowing if my healthcare is going to be covered or if I am going to get a surprise bill is stressful and can stop me from getting the care I need."

01/07/2025

Karim from Boston, MA shares this week's :

"When my sister had a mental health crisis, the police were the first to come 'help.' They have no training to help people in crisis. Our families are precious, they should be treated that way."