Rights & Democracy NH

05/31/2023

**NEW REPORT** 🩺 Strengthening Medicaid: Challenges States Must Address as the Public Health Emergency Ends.

As the unwinding of affects millions nationally, the report reveals that, while Medicaid recipients highly value the program, there are substantial barriers to apply, renewing, and accessing services. Survey responses collected by partners including Rights & Democracy Institute found that:
1️⃣ Almost 1/2 of respondents were unaware of the need to renew coverage when the national public health emergency ended to avoid losing care.
2️⃣ Nearly 1/3 reported challenges applying for Medicaid
3️⃣ More than 1/3 reported challenges accessing services

"There are medications I need that I cannot get, and services I really need in order to better my health and quality of life that are not deemed ‘necessary’ by Medicaid. A yearly eye exam and dental exam are not luxuries that should only be awarded to people with a certain income." - NH survey respondent

Check out the full national report here: ppls.ac/medicaidreport
Read the New Hampshire state brief here, with our recommendations for changes that need to come next in NH: radmovement.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Strengthening-Medicaid-New-Hampshire.pdf

05/16/2023

Jenn Coffey, a RAD member who recently had a big win in the fight to make United Healthcare cover her lifesaving care, will be on the panel for this townhall in DC tonight! Catch the livestream from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders shared on RAD's page.

People's Action

TONIGHT, I am holding a town hall with Rep. Pramila Jayapal at the U.S. Capitol on the need transform our health care system and guarantee health care as a human right. If you would like to submit questions in advance, please ask them below.

05/12/2023

Check out this reel from powerful actions that our People's Action allies across the country carried out this week in the fight to put and hold insurers accountable to covering our care -- in this case, those who are part of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Then, sign this petition! ppls.ac/tellbcbs

04/26/2023

Yesterday, Rights & Democracy rallied with Center for Popular Democracy, Alaskans Take A Stand, Our Future West Virginia, Texas Organizing Project, Detroit Action, Center for Coalfield Justice, SPACEs In Action, and Arkansas Community Organizations at the US Capitol with CPD affiliates from across the country. We demand immediate Congressional action to provide emergency healthcare coverage that guarantees that everyone eligible can keep their access, regardless of the new policies Republican lawmakers designed to kick people off their plan and gut Medicaid! Act now to protect the healthcare coverage of millions of Americans and share this information with your friends and loved ones: https://popdemoc.org/3L4GM8Z

Photo credit: Center for Popular Democracy

04/24/2023

Recently, legal settlements have been reached in lawsuits by state and local governments against a variety of large corporations whose actions contributed to the op**te overdose crisis.

04/17/2023

As Florida Governor DeSantis came to New Hampshire, Rights & Democracy was there to give him a "warm" welcome — we told him that his divisive message is NOT welcome here.

Watch RAD's NH Movement Politics Director Sebastián Fuentes' statement during the press conference leaders from New Hampshire and Florida held recently |

As Florida Governor DeSantis came to New Hampshire, Rights & Democracy was there to give him a "warm" welcome — we told him that his divisive message is NOT ...

04/16/2023

Rights & Democracy is hiring! Come work with a dynamic people's movement organization that over the past year has transitioned to a new staff leadership team composed primarily of women and people of color. We currently have two positions open:

🟢 Director of Advancement and Strategy (bistate): will collaboratively design and drive the implementation of RAD's and our sister organization Rights & Democracy Institute's (RDI's) comprehensive strategic and organizational funding plans.

🟢 New Hampshire State Director: will help guide organizational growth and base-building in NH to advance RAD's mission, from partnerships to membership.

Are you a collaborative and experienced leader with a movement-building sensibility? Are you committed to racial equity and the fight for freedom, justice, and dignity for all people across VT and NH? Learn more and apply! 👉 www.radmovement.org/jobs

04/14/2023

As UnitedHealthcare rakes in profits, RAD member Jenn, who suffers from complex regional pain syndrome, is being denied the critical care she needs. Listen to her story and sign this petition to demand that United Healthcare pay for Jenn’s life-saving treatment! ppls.ac/jenncare

cw: su***de People's Action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfY4334R1kA

Sign the petition: https://ppls.ac/jenncare

04/11/2023

Jodi Newell, RAD's NH Overdose Crisis Organizer and Representative for NH House, Cheshire District 1, urged councilors to keep social workers separate from the police department.

"People who have substance use issues deal with the police on a regular basis in a very negative way,” she said. "So if we want to use this money to save other people’s lives, I would beg you to separate it from the people who are tasked with enforcing the criminalization of substance use."

Keene officials are considering hiring a social worker for the police department to integrate mental health support into the local policing model.

04/09/2023

New Hampshire is the only state in New England where recreational ma*****na use remains illegal. Efforts to change that looked even stronger this year, thanks to support from the top Democrat and Republican in the New Hampshire House.

Ma*****na policy update: The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 272 to 109 to pass a bill to legalize and tax cannabis.

04/06/2023

The health and well-being of New Hampshire communities should not be sacrificed to serve xenophobic and racist narratives and policies at the national and international levels.

The Biden and Trudeau administrations are taking the wrong approach to the northern border. New Hampshire people must protect the progress we have made to welcome immigrants and build healthy local communities.

👉 https://bit.ly/reject-northern-border-alliance