{"id":12371,"date":"2026-08-01T11:09:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/?p=12371"},"modified":"2026-08-01T11:09:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:09:55","slug":"help-preserve-healthcare-access-in-washtenaw-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icpj.org\/blog\/2026\/help-preserve-healthcare-access-in-washtenaw-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Preserve Healthcare Access in Washtenaw County!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-section-1 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9417eadc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-1--1\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s going on?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An estimated 12,000-18,000 Washtenaw County residents will lose Medicaid-funded supports as federal budget cuts take effect in the new fiscal year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Trump administration is also obstructing access to reproductive health services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In response, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners is working towards approval of a Healthcare Access Millage resolution to be added to our November ballot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-section-3 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9417eadc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-3--2\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Could the Healthcare Access Millage Help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This request\u2013for .2 mil limited to a three-year period\u2013would generate just over $5 million\/year, to be divided among three primary community partners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Washtenaw Health Project (50%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Washtenaw County Health Department (25%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planned Parenthood and other providers of reproductive health services (25%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These organizations would use these resources to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>help people navigate Medicaid barriers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>assist with Affordable Care Act enrollment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>backfill the federal cuts to reproductive health services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>help eligible people enroll in the Washtenaw Health Plan (a critical resource for the impacted community)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-section-1 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9417eadc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-1--3\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Can YOU Help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FIRST:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact the Commissioner for your district and ask them to support the resolution to place the Healthcare Access Millage request on our November ballot.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washtenaw.org\/commissioners\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"washtenaw.org\/commissioners\">Find your commissioner\u2019s contact information. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THEN:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Attend the Aug. 5 meeting and speak out in support of the Healthcare Access Millage!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Board of Commissioners Meeting<br>7pm, Wednesday, August 5, 2026<br>220 N. Main St, Ann Arbor (or <a href=\"https:\/\/washtenaw.org\/board-meeting-agendas-minutes\">join virtually<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If the resolution is approved on Aug. 5, County voters will then vote on the millage in November.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s going on? How Could the Healthcare Access Millage Help? This request\u2013for .2 mil limited to a three-year period\u2013would generate just over $5 million\/year, to be divided among three primary community partners: These organizations would use these resources to: How Can YOU Help? 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