FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 17, 2025
CONTACT: Chip Unruh (Reed), 202-224-4642
Meaghan McCabe (Whitehouse), 202-224-2921
Noah Boucher (Magaziner), 202-225-2735
Guillermo Perez (Amo), 202-225-4911
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
On Medicaid Day of Action, RI Delegation to Emphasize Medicaid’s Role in Supporting Behavioral and Mental Health
Providence, RI – Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 18 at 11:15 AM, Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse will join Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo at a press conference to emphasize how Republican-proposed cuts to Medicaid will harm Rhode Islanders seeking behavioral and mental health care, as well as the providers who serve them.
WHO: |
Senator Jack Reed Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Congressman Seth Magaziner Congressman Gabe Amo Michael Wagner, MD, FACP President and CEO, Care New England Mary Marran, MS, OT, MBA President and COO, Butler Hospital Paul Wallace, MD Medical Director, The Providence Center Laurie-Marie Pisciotta, Executive Director, Mental Health Association of RI |