Yesterday, June 12, 2025, the Disaster Relief Medicaid Act (DRMA) was officially reintroduced in Congress – and The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies is proud to support it.
Led by U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Adam Schiff (D-CA), along with U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Jill Tokuda (D-HI), DRMA will protect Medicaid access for people forced to relocate due to disasters and public health emergencies.
When disasters like the recent wildfires in California and Maui displace individuals and families, many lose access to their Medicaid services just by crossing state lines. DRMA ensures that displaced disabled people, older adults, and low-income disaster survivors can continue receiving the health care they depend on.
Our Co-Executive Directors Shaylin Sluzalis and Germán Parodi shared:
“Disabled people are disproportionately impacted by disasters, and losing access to Medicaid in moments of crisis can be deadly. DRMA is a life-saving, equity-driven bill that ensures disabled people, older adults, and low-income disaster survivors are not left behind simply because they’ve been displaced.”
DRMA is cosponsored by U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), John Fetterman (D-PA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Peter Welch (D-VT). Legislative text is available here.
We’re grateful to all the Senators and Representatives who helped lead and support this effort to expand access to Medicaid during times of crisis.
We are urging Congress to pass DRMA quickly. Health care and home and community based services are essential – especially during disasters.
Read the full press release here.
Take Action With Us
The reintroduction of DRMA is critical, but it won’t pass without public pressure. Now is the time to Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor DRMA.
Share your story, spread the word, and demand health equity during disasters.
Disabled lives are on the line in every disaster. DRMA is not just about policy, it’s about justice, survival, and the right to health care, no matter where we are.
Together, let’s get DRMA passed.
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
Support The Partnership here
BREAKING NEWS: Lawmakers Officially Reintroduce the Disaster Relief Medicaid Act
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Posted: June 13, 2025 by admin
Yesterday, June 12, 2025, the Disaster Relief Medicaid Act (DRMA) was officially reintroduced in Congress – and The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies is proud to support it.
Led by U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Adam Schiff (D-CA), along with U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Jill Tokuda (D-HI), DRMA will protect Medicaid access for people forced to relocate due to disasters and public health emergencies.
When disasters like the recent wildfires in California and Maui displace individuals and families, many lose access to their Medicaid services just by crossing state lines. DRMA ensures that displaced disabled people, older adults, and low-income disaster survivors can continue receiving the health care they depend on.
Our Co-Executive Directors Shaylin Sluzalis and Germán Parodi shared:
“Disabled people are disproportionately impacted by disasters, and losing access to Medicaid in moments of crisis can be deadly. DRMA is a life-saving, equity-driven bill that ensures disabled people, older adults, and low-income disaster survivors are not left behind simply because they’ve been displaced.”
DRMA is cosponsored by U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), John Fetterman (D-PA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Peter Welch (D-VT). Legislative text is available here.
We’re grateful to all the Senators and Representatives who helped lead and support this effort to expand access to Medicaid during times of crisis.
We are urging Congress to pass DRMA quickly. Health care and home and community based services are essential – especially during disasters.
Read the full press release here.
Take Action With Us
The reintroduction of DRMA is critical, but it won’t pass without public pressure. Now is the time to Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor DRMA.
Share your story, spread the word, and demand health equity during disasters.
Disabled lives are on the line in every disaster. DRMA is not just about policy, it’s about justice, survival, and the right to health care, no matter where we are.
Together, let’s get DRMA passed.
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
Support The Partnership here
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