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What is the rationale foe disproportionately harming children in your new proposal? (1)
The Medicaid per capita cap is a disaster for children. (2)
Children begin with a much lower Medicaid cap than everyone else. But then children are given the lowest inflation growth rate. (3)
There’s no policy rationale for that harm to kids. HHS & MACPAC told Congress that kids’ inflation is expected to be higher — not lower. (4) 
Thus, in analysis of your per capita cap, @avalerehealth finds it cuts children’s health MORE THAN 15 TIMES more harshly than seniors. (5)
The Medicaid per capita cap also hits some kids more harshly than even that. For example, what about children with cancer? (6)
By definition, kids with higher costs will exceed the cap. States will have be given incentive to ration the care of these children. (7)
Your arbitrary cap, by definition, is well below the costs of care to newborns and pregnant women. medium.com/voices4kids/se… (8)
We should be making greater investments to fight maternal & infant mortality and not imposing a system of rationing on moms & babies. (9)
As for kids in foster care, Medicaid caps also disproportionately harm them. medium.com/voices4kids/he… (10)
Medicaid caps impose rationing of care on children who have been abuse and neglected — kids who, by definition, need support & care. (11)
Medicaid caps violate a promise to foster parents & those who adopt children. What will happen to Nathaniel?! statnews.com/2017/02/21/med… (12)
Who will be most harmed by Medicaid per capita caps? Our children — our future — will. (13)
But the fact is, so will seniors, people with disabilities, and adults. Arbitrary Medicaid caps lead to rationing. (14)
Let’s be clear, these children who rely on Medicaid have NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with The ACA. So, why target them for these cuts? (15)
We call on you to go through your bill & ask yourself about each provision: “Is it good for the children?” If not, don’t do it. #DoNoHarm
