USA: News from #MEAction

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MEAction article talking about the current conditions in the USA:

When Care is Threatened, Community is Our Strength

I don’t need to tell you that these are extraordinarily difficult times. Across the country, we’re witnessing devastating cuts, acts of injustice, and widespread attacks on human rights. It’s overwhelming, it’s frightening. In moments like this, our purpose becomes even more clear. We are here to protect and uplift our community, especially those most vulnerable.

Right now, unprecedented reductions in healthcare funding threaten millions of Americans, including people with ME and Long Covid. Our mission is to improve the lives of people with ME and Long COVID through activism and advocacy. But we cannot ignore that within our own community, some are being targeted more directly—LGBTQ individuals, undocumented people, and others whose very existence is being politicized.

Our campaigns will continue to focus on access to healthcare, equitable research funding and improved medical education because that’s where our expertise lies. At the same time, we stand shoulder to shoulder with organizations and individuals fighting for broader human rights, knowing that our communities are deeply intertwined. Together, we are stronger.

They are asking folks to join the "Freakin’ Frail" campaign to protect Medicaid access for people with ME/CFS and Long Covid. The first step is to sign their letter to the HHS Secretary.