Sample Email (or Letter) to Your Senator on Medicaid Home Care - Request for Increased Funding

Sep 16, 2026

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A ready-to-send email/letter template to a state senator advocating for increased Medicaid home care funding. The message describes the hardship faced by a chronically ill or disabled family caregiver while providing care at home, notes long waiting lists despite meeting eligibility requirements, and highlights cost savings compared with Medicaid-covered nursing home care. It urges Senate action to mirror House funding and calls for prompt passage of additional investment.

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Sample Email (or Letter) to Your Senator on Medicaid Home Care

Key Caregiver Challenges

Need for Increased Funding

Request to the Senate

FAQs

Why does the letter ask the senator to increase Medicaid home care funding?

Because Medicaid home care is under-funded, leaving hundreds of thousands on waiting lists even when they meet strict medical and financial eligibility requirements.

What burden does the caregiver describe in the letter?

Providing home care for a chronically ill or disabled spouse/partner is presented as difficult and placing a huge burden on the caregiver, the family, and the caregiver’s loved one.

How does the letter argue that home care can be more cost-effective?

It states that home care saves the federal government money compared with placing someone in a Medicaid-covered nursing home.

Sep 16, 2026

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