Welcome to AAHD’s Social Media Toolkit for Medicaid. This toolkit provides sample social media posts as well as graphics and relevant hashtags which can be combined to promote the importance of the Medicaid program and how important it is for people with disabilities.
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Sample Tweets/Facebook Posts
- Nearly 1 in 5 Americans are covered by #Medicaid
- Did you know that 1 out of 3 children receive coverage through Medicaid or CHIP?
- #Medicaid provides screening programs such as the EPSDT benefit to ensure kids with autism have access to the care they need. @MedicaidGov
- Did you know there are two pathways that are available to children with disabilities to receive Medicaid? For more information check out https://www.macpac.gov/subtopic/children-with-disabilities/
- Did you know over 10 million qualify for #Medicaid based on a disability? Check out this link to learn more on eligibility https://www.macpac.gov/subtopic/people-with-disabilities/
- #Medicaid covers over 35.7 million children in 48 states across the country. #GetCoveredNow
- #Medicaid pays for 46% of the $100 billion spent on nursing home services annually
- Did you know that 21% of the costs for substance abuses services are covered by #Medicaid
- Did you know that #Medicaid covers many benefits like ______?
- Enter one of these in the blank line:
- Inpatient hospital services
- Outpatient hospital services
- EPSDT (Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment) Services
- Home health services
- Nursing Facility Services
- Physician services
- Rural health clinic services
- Federally qualified health center services
- Laboratory and X-ray services
- Family planning services
- Nurse Midwife services
- Certified Pediatric and Family Nurse Practitioner services
- Freestanding Birth Center services (when licensed or otherwise recognized by the state)
- Transportation to medical care
- Tobacco cessation counseling for pregnant women
- Enter one of these in the blank line:
- According to @macpacgov, Medicaid and CHIP are important sources of coverage for pregnant women, paying for half of the four million annual births in the U.S.
- Medicaid managed care organizations treat three times more neonatal intensive care unit admissions than commercial plans and save thousands of babies per year.
Graphics
Relevant Hashtags
- #GetCoveredNow
- #IamMedicaid
- #WeareMedicaid
- #MedicaidMatters
- #SaveMedicaid
- #MedicaidWorks
- #ProtectOurCare
Social Media Accounts to Follow
- American Association on Health and Disability: https://twitter.com/AAHD1
- National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC): https://twitter.com/ndnrc
- Community Catalyst: https://twitter.com/HealthPolicyHub
- Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum: https://twitter.com/APIAHF
- Black Women’s Health Imperative: https://twitter.com/blkwomenshealth
- National Association of Community Health Centers: https://twitter.com/NACHC
- National Urban League: https://twitter.com/NatUrbanLeague
- Out2Enroll: https://twitter.com/Out2Enroll
- Raising Women’s Voices: https://twitter.com/RWV4HealthCare
- UnidosUS: https://twitter.com/Weareunidosus
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS): https://www.facebook.com/pages/Centers-for-Medicare-and-Medicaid-Services/130543856995834
Digital Materials
- YouTube Videos from the National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC):
- Medicaid stories from individuals who have benefited from this program: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZzm0pWC6ZeN_6jg9ci2JCQ/videos?shelf_id=0&view=0&sort=dd
- Health insurance for individuals with disabilities: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZzm0pWC6ZeN_6jg9ci2JCQ/videos?shelf_id=0&view=0&sort=dd
- Community Catalyst – Communications Toolkit: Medicaid Makes the Difference: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19UnR_zGXmLaCH5Pd3AWuMgLj0hzm1L2D
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) – How Medicaid Work Requirements Will Harm People with Disabilities and Serious Illnesses: https://nationaldisabilitynavigator.org/wp-content/uploads/news-items/CBPP_Work-Reqs-PWDs_Jan-2018.pdf
- Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) – Faces of Medicaid: https://www.kff.org/medicaid/video/faces-of-medicaid/
- Kaiser Family Foundation – How Might Medicaid Adults with Disabilities Be Affected By Work Requirements in Section 1115 Waiver Programs? http://files.kff.org/attachment/Issue-Brief-How-Might-Medicaid-Adults-with-Disabilities-Be-Affected-By-Work-Requirements
Our News Stories on Medicaid Work Requirements
- Kaiser Looks at Data on Those Affected by Medicaid Work Requirements (6/14/18)
- CMS Approves Arkansas Medicaid Waiver (3/12/18)
- CCD Sends Letter to HHS Opposing Work Requirements (2/7/18)
- CMS Approves Medicaid Work Requirements in Indiana (2/6/18)
- Issue Brief Examines How People with Disabilities Would Be Affected by Work Requirements (1/30/18)
- NHeLP Sues Administration Over Medicaid Work Requirements (1/25/18)
- Kaiser Brief Looks at Medicaid Work Requirements (1/17/18)
For more information and statistics regarding Medicaid
- Archived Monthly Medicaid Enrollment Reports (since January 2014): https://nationaldisabilitynavigator.org/resources-links/medicaid-enrollment-reports/
- For state specific information regarding Medicaid and other ACA news, check out our individual state pages: https://nationaldisabilitynavigator.org/#map
- Statistics: https://www.macpac.gov/publication/macstats-compiled/
