Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., member of the Health Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust and the bipartisan Maternal Health Caucus, spoke to AHA Annual Meeting attendees May 5 about the threats posed to the Medicaid program, particularly how major cuts under consideration in Congress would threaten access to vital care, including maternal health services.

As the House Energy and Commerce committee prepares to vote as early as next week on its part of the House budget reconciliation bill that calls for major cuts to Medicaid, Kelly urged attendees not to give up hope. 鈥淭his is no time to stay on the sidelines,鈥 she said. 鈥淵our voices must be heard 鈥 and together we will keep marching forward to a healthier America.鈥

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