Economic
Policy
Institute
By now you’ve probably heard that the House-passed
“health care” bill would rob 23 million Americans of health insurance,
push up premiums for those who keep it, and degrade the protections even
employer-sponsored insurance provides.
But you may not be aware of the other ways Trumpcare would damage working families and our economy.
EPI research shows that Trumpcare’s cuts to Medicaid and insurance
subsidies would drag down job-growth by more than a million jobs by
2020, and even more thereafter. Our research has shown that this job loss would occur in every state and the vast majority of Congressional Districts.
We
have also shown that out-of-pocket costs like premiums, deductibles and
co-pays would rise by a whopping $33 billion per year if the House plan
was passed by the Senate. These costs would rise largely
because key regulations forcing better behavior from health
insurers―that were part of the Affordable Care Act―would be stripped
away.
Sign
the petition telling the U.S. Senate to reject the American Health Care
Act and protect the health care of millions of working people.
We cannot allow a tax cut for the rich and corporations to masquerade
as “health reform,” when in fact all it does it rob Americans of
insurance, raise out-of-pocket costs by tens of billions, and slow the
economy and job growth.
Stand
with the EPI Policy Center to reject the Senate’s “health care” repeal
legislation that would make health care unaffordable for working
families, older Americans and people with pre-existing conditions.
Thank you for demanding an economy and a health care system that works for everyone, not just the wealthy few.
Sincerely,
Liz Rose
Communications Director, EPI Policy Center
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