Monday, August 4, 2014

MORE WAYS TO HELP

by Paul Gibbs


So you've already done the things from my last list? Well, you haven't voted yet, because it's only August. But here are a few more things you can do:


EMAIL THE TRIBUNE
The Salt Lake Tribune is looking for topics for their Town Hall meetings this fall. Email editor Terry Orme at orme@sltrib.com and suggest the Medicaid expansion/Health Utah issue as a topic. This would provide another great forum for those in the gap to be heard, and to draw attention to the issue.



DONATE TIME OR MONEY TO CAMPAIGNS
Many of the candidates who support expansion are underdogs. You can do more than just vote for them. Donate to their campaigns (even small donations help) or volunteer for their campaigns. You can find out how to support Democratic candidates you can go to http://www.utahdemocrats.org/.  If you prefer to support a Republican candidate, look up Ray Ward of Bountiful.

Or donate or volunteer to Utah Health Policy Project, a great organization which is doing amazing work to help the people of Utah get the healthcare they need.


LEARN ABOUT HEALTHY UTAH
Suppose you're in a conversation with your weird uncle, some random kook or State Senator Allen Christensen and he's spouting off about how Medicaid expansion is government tyranny and will hurt the people of Utah, and you know he's wrong but you don't know enough about the issue to tell him why. Learn the detail by checking out Fact Sheets like these.


So there you go. Just a few more ways you can help support the cause and make Healthy Utah happen.



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