A National Call to Elevate Health as a Governing Priority

NATIONAL WEEK OF ACTION • JUNE 1-7, 2026

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More than $1 Trillion in Healthcare Cuts

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A Message to the Movement

“Health is primary. Health touches every person, every family, every employer, every community, and our local economy as a result. Lend your voice.”

— Marc Anthony

“Health is deeply personal to me and my family...we’ve seen firsthand what happens when people cannot get the care and support they need. This is a moment for our communities to come together and make our voices heard. Health affects every family, every neighborhood and every one of us.”

— Lin-Manuel Miranda

“My mom is a registered nurse, and I've spent the bulk of my adult life playing an emergency room physician on television. “I've seen how demanding this work is and how much harder it has become. A trillion dollars in cuts to healthcare is coming. Let's show up June 1-7. Our elected representatives need to hear from us and answer for where they stand.”

— Noah Wyle

Marc Anthony, Noah Wyle, Lin-Manuel Miranda and others have joined the call.

Key Statistics

Last year, lawmakers approved more than $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, public health & rural hospitals, delaying implementation until later this year.

TELL THEM WHERE YOU STAND!

Nearly 450 hospitals in 44 states are at high risk of closing or cutting services. They serve six million patients, employing 300,000 care workers.

STAND UP, TAKE ACTION!

Over 15 million Americans are losing their health coverage – the largest coverage loss in U.S. history.

HEALTH IS PRIMARY!

Researchers estimate the more than $1 trillion in healthcare cuts will cause over 51,000 preventable deaths every year.

HEALTH CUTS KILL!

Cuts By The Numbers

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes more than $1 trillion in cuts to healthcare—the largest cut in federal health spending ever—to pay for tax cuts for billionaires & expanded immigration enforcement.

MILLION PEOPLE

Congressional District Data Shows That 16 Million People Would Lose Health Insurance From Medicaid, ACA Cuts. View the fact sheet below.

ENROLLEES

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1 in 10 Medicare Advantage Enrollees Face Forced Disenrollment in 2026. Johns Hopkins University. View the data below.

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Projected reduction in Medi-Cal coverage due to federal H.R.1 and 2025-26 State Budget, by county, 2028. UC Berkeley Labor Center. View the reduction below.

FRIDAY, JUNE 5 • AT SUNSET

Candlelight Vigils & the AIDS Memorial Quilt

From every corner of the country, communities will gather at sunset to honor lives already lost and the millions more at risk. June 5 also marks 45 years since the first reported cases of what became known as AIDS, a reminder of what happens when government fails to act.

HEALTH IS PRIMARY

WHY THIS MOMENT MATTERS

Across the country, chronic diseases are affecting more Americans and account for the majority of U.S. health spending. Preventable conditions are too often detected late, compounding costs and suffering. Preventable disease outbreaks have re-emerged as vaccination rates have declined.

Strained public health workforces and disease surveillance systems are already near a breaking point. Reductions in biomedical research funding slows innovation and threatens future advances in prevention and treatment. Community hospitals and safety-net providers face mounting financial pressure.

Chaotic and inconsistent health investment carries real consequences. Short-term politics should not undermine long-term health security.

Sponsors of this initiative include:

Organizations, leaders and advocates focused on heart, cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other chronic or life-threatening conditions
Human rights and civil rights leaders
Public health, healthcare workers and medical professionals
Researchers, academics and scientists
Labor and workforce leaders
Faith communities and faith-based service providers
Senior, veteran and disability advocates and organizations
Hospital and health system leaders
Business and civic organizations

Voices from the Movement

— Noah Wyle

Actor

"My mom is a registered nurse…I've seen how demanding this work is and how much harder it has become. A trillion dollars in cuts to healthcare is coming. Let's show up June 1-7."

— Abby Tighe

Former CDC Public Health Advisor, Co-Founder, National Public Health Coalition

“I didn’t leave public health. Public health was taken from me. With every budget cut there is a person who won’t get the care they need, a family that won’t get the warning they deserve, and a community that’s left to face a health crisis alone.”

— Cleve Jones

Human Rights Advocate

“What Americans hold in common is greater than that which divides us. Our health and the well-being of the people we care about most, our families, seniors, veterans, and our neighbors, is what unites us."

— Nia Winston

Secretary-Treasurer, UNITE HERE

“Seven Days in June is about making sure every federal, state, and local official knows that we are watching, we are organized, and we will not let them gut the systems our communities depend on to survive.”