***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR APRIL 20-25, 2026***
This week, Protect Our Care is on the ground in Arizona, Georgia, Virginia, and Iowa, alongside health care leaders, advocates, and elected officials, calling out Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans for slashing more than $1 trillion from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. The damage is already unfolding as more than 800 hospitals, nursing homes, maternity wards, and other critical providers are in crisis, closing their doors, scaling back care, or hanging on by a thread.
The consequences are devastating. Rural communities are staring down the loss of nearby care, forcing families to drive hours in emergencies. Pregnant women are being pushed into maternity care deserts, left with overcrowded ERs instead of safe delivery options. Health care workers are losing their jobs by the tens of thousands, with more layoffs looming, even as families get slammed with rising costs. Voters won’t forget who created this crisis when they head to the ballot box come November.
ARIZONA
WHO:
Fernando Shipley, Globe City Councilmember
Joy Maines, PA-C MMS (local health care provider)
Aja DeZeeuw, School Counselor
Morgan Finkelstein, Protect Our Care Arizona
WHEN: Monday, April 20 at 12 PM AZ // 3 PM ET
WHERE: Train Depot Complex & Museum, 230 S. Broad St. Globe, AZ 85501
GEORGIA
WHO:
Georgia Representative Anne Westbrook
Callie Harper, mother of two and former patient
John Hartmann, Medicaid storyteller
Liz Ernst, Protect Our Care Georgia
WHEN: Tuesday, April 21 at 11:30 AM ET
WHERE: Savannah Birthing Center, 1692 Chatham Pkwy, Savannah, GA 31405
VIRGINIA
WHO:
Jamie Lockhart, Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia
Health care storytellers
Katie Baker, Protect Our Care Virginia
WHEN: Thursday, April 23 at 11 AM ET
WHERE: Median of Richmond Highway and Hospital Rd
IOWA
WHO:
IA Senator Mike Zimmer
Amy Adams, Protect Our Care Iowa
WHEN: Saturday, April 25 at 10 AM CT // 11 AM ET
WHERE: Sawmill Museum, 2231 Grant Street, Clinton, Iowa 52732