{"id":4849,"date":"2020-07-01T13:39:02","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T18:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/?p=4849"},"modified":"2020-07-01T13:39:02","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T18:39:02","slug":"the-need-for-medicaid-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/the-need-for-medicaid-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"La necesidad de la expansi\u00f3n de Medicaid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los votantes registrados en Missouri tienen la oportunidad el d\u00eda de las elecciones el 4 de agosto de votar S\u00ed a la Enmienda 2 para expandir Medicaid en nuestro estado y mejorar la salud y la econom\u00eda de Missouri.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M\u00e1s importante a\u00fan, Empower Missouri cree que es un derecho humano y moral que todos tengan acceso a la cobertura de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica. Esto era cierto incluso antes del brote de coronavirus y ahora m\u00e1s que nunca, \u00a1votar S\u00ed a la Enmienda 2 es lo correcto!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ning\u00fan ciudadano de Missouri deber\u00eda tener que elegir entre cuidados que salvan vidas y poner comida en la mesa. Los habitantes de Misuri afroamericanos se han visto afectados de manera desproporcionada por el coronavirus y los estudios han demostrado que esto se debe en gran parte a la falta de acceso a la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica. La Enmienda 2 garantizar\u00e1 que 36.000 m\u00e1s afroamericanos de Missouri tengan acceso a la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica que tanto necesitan.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En general, la expansi\u00f3n de Medicaid brindar\u00e1 atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica a m\u00e1s de 230,000 habitantes de Misuri que actualmente ganan $18,000 o menos anualmente. Seg\u00fan los requisitos actuales, los adultos sin hijos no califican, mientras que los padres no pueden ganar m\u00e1s de $2,900 al a\u00f1o. Un voto de S\u00ed a la Enmienda 2 ayudar\u00e1 a mejorar las circunstancias econ\u00f3micas de quienes carecen de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica asequible.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traer\u00e1 miles de millones de d\u00f3lares de nuestros contribuyentes de Washington, DC, dinero que est\u00e1 reservado para Missouri pero que actualmente se est\u00e1 enviando a otros <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">estados. Y proteger\u00e1 miles de puestos de trabajo de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica y ayudar\u00e1 a mantener abiertos los hospitales rurales y las cl\u00ednicas de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica urbanas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Durante una d\u00e9cada, Missouri no ha logrado expandir Medicaid, dejando a miles de familias sin seguro. Ya no podemos esperar a que los legisladores estatales hagan lo correcto.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a1Votar S\u00ed a la Enmienda 2 el 4 de agosto empodera a los habitantes de Misuri y garantiza la dignidad y el acceso justo a la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Por Jack Wang<br \/>\nAtenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica para Missouri<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registered voters in Missouri have an opportunity on Election Day August 4 to vote Yes on Amendment 2 to expand Medicaid in our state and improve Missouri\u2019s health and economy. Most importantly, Empower Missouri believes it is a moral and human right for all to have access to healthcare coverage. 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