#aca replacement

Off topic for a solid minute, we need to call our senator, there's a vote on repealing the ACA today, please call (855) 344-3184. I'm trying to encourage folks on here to call against this because there's no information whatsoever that'll replace it and it's terrifying due to the fact that this can kill millions of lives!

Please help me signal boost this and please, if you live in the US, contact your representatives. The ACA replacement plan removes mental health care from health plans! Even if you personally don't utilize mental health services or take meds for improved mental health, this affects you! Imagine going to work and your normally efficient coworker is suddenly floored by depression. Imagine visiting your parents and your dad is suddenly hyper-agitated because he can't renew his anti-anxiety meds. Imagine going to school and students who used to quietly take notes and Ace every exam are suddenly fidgeting uncontrollably and interrupting the teacher every five minutes. Imagine someone with anger management issues finally deciding to face their demons and seek therapy, only to be told "nope, not covered but good luck." Seriously, on a societal scale, not treating mental health has far more impact than not treating heart disease. Think about it, if you don't treat heart attacks more middle aged people will die younger than they should have. That's sad for their friends and family. If you don't treat mental health however you're impacting educational opportunities, productivity, family dynamics, and even societal norms and expectations for how we relate to each other in public. This is beyond unacceptable and the only reason anyone thinks it's OK is because mental health has so much stigma around it that no one talks about it and too many people don't realize how much everyone benefits from affordable and accessible mental health care.

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