About Advocacy Day

“Cover Texas Now” Advocacy Day at the Capitol -- March 30, 2011

Join advocates from around the state as we focus lawmakers’ attention on health insurance.

>SCHEDULE OF EVENTS< (click here)

OVERVIEW:

Attendees coming by bus will receive some initial logistics training on the buses; those coming by private car should arrive at the Capitol (Legislative Conference Center) at 9:00AM for light breakfast and the initial logistics training.

  • Hear up-to-the-minute information from legislators and issue experts and share breakfast with health advocates from across the state
  • Gather on the Capitol Steps for a press conference on the importance of health care in this legislative session
  • Participate in scheduled meetings with legislators and their staffs
  • Advocacy Day events will end at 5pm

Texas has had the highest uninsured rate in the nation for two decades, and it’s time to get covered!

  • Texans have new opportunities to get quality, affordable insurance and our state can benefit from new federal resources—legislators need to make health care reform work in Texas.
  • We can’t balance the budget on the backs of sick people. Lawmakers are proposing cuts up to 30% for health insurance and health care services—this will take our state farther backward instead of helping get Texans covered!

Join us if any of the following issues are important to you:

  • Protecting CHIP and Medicaid health coverage for 3 million Texas children and nearly 1 million adults including expectant moms, seniors and those with disabilities.  
  • Ensuring that hospitals stay open for everyone.  Cutting resources to hospitals reduces availability and puts everyone at-risk during a medical emergency.
  • Ensuring seniors and the disabled are able to continue receiving care in nursing homes and in their communities.
  • Ensuring access to all the benefits Texans should get from national health reform and preparing for full reform implementation in 2014.

HOW CAN YOU SIGN UP TO ATTEND ADVOCACY DAY?

Register NOW! Cover Texas Now Advocacy Day is free, and registering early helps us make your day as worthwhile as possible and link you with others coming from your community. 

Click here to register for Advocacy Day and find out more about availability of transportation from your area. Need more details? Call 512-472-3903 or email aerin@texasimpact.org.

Participants should wear a bright green t-shirt to the event!

Can’t make it to Austin on March 30? Help us get the word out in your community!

Contact us for more information on how you can get involved – in your backyard! Sign up for email alerts, contact your legislator, or even plan a local event in your area for the same day.

Let your lawmakers know that people in your community are talking about health!