Another Bad Week for Republicans on Health Care
New Reports, Marketplace Options and Continued Public Backlash Show Republican Sabotage the Wrong Approach
IT’S OFFICIAL: THE GREATEST THREAT TO HEALTH CARE IS STILL SABOTAGE FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation
With this week’s announcement by the Ohio Insurance Commissioner that Paulding County now has a health insurer, every county in America has a health insurance provider for plans under the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces for coverage next year. Trump and Republicans in Congress have been rooting for health care to fail. With this week’s announcement, their talking points continued to evaporate. The Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress should abandon sabotaging current law and work with Democrats to strengthen health care.
GRAHAM-CASSIDY-HELLER WOULD DEVASTATE STATES, DESTROY PEOPLE’S HEALTH CARE
In a desperate attempt to satisfy President Trump, Sens. Graham, Cassidy and Heller have slapped together a health care repeal bill that would be devastating to their own constituents’ health care. Louisiana alone stands to lose a whopping $2.3 billion and Nevada $250 million under a bill that is as bad as full repeal by all accounts.
Just look at the headlines for how it’s playing across the country and in the Senators’ home states…
- Nevada Independent: Nevada could lose $250 million under Graham-Cassidy-Heller proposal, new report says
- New Orleans Gambit: Report: Cassidy-Graham health care plan could cost Louisiana $2.3 billion in health care funding
- New Mexico Public Radio: Report: Cassidy-Graham Bill Would Deeply Cut Health Coverage Funding for New Mexico
- Middletown Press: Report: Connecticut would be hit hard by ACA repeal
- CT Mirror: New Obamacare replacement plan would hurt CT, report says
- Fiscal Times: The GOP Has One Last Health Care Plan. It Would Also Cause Millions to Lose Coverage
- Inside Health Policy: CBPP: Graham-Cassidy Block Grant Would Cut Funds To 42 States By 2026
AFTER VOTING TO INCREASE PREMIUMS AND CUT HEALTH COVERAGE, REPUBLICANS CONTINUE TO FACE ANGRY CONSTITUENTS AT HOME
Both the House and Senate are home for August recess, and many Republicans are facing a not-so-warm welcome. 49 Republican Senators and 217 Republican House Members voted to repeal health care — threatening health coverage for millions, gutting protections for people with pre-existing conditions and increasing premiums for American families. Their constituents are showing up at every town hall to demand an explanation or holding their own ‘empty chair’ town halls for those who refuse to talk to their constituents. Republicans who voted to take away people’s health care are facing major blowback back home and people across the country are going to continue to hold them accountable.
Coverage Highlights:
- Constituent To Rep. Brian Mast: I Might Soon Be “One Of The Millions That Has Died And Will Die Because Of Republicans.
- Constituent To Rep. Brian Matz: “It’s A Right, Health Care. It’s Not A Privilege.”
- Rep. Larry Bucshon Gets Into “Heated” Debate Over Planned Parenthood Funding.
- Sen. Chuck Grassley Calls For Health Care Stabilization.
- Rep. Tom McClintock Chided Over Health Care Vote, Asked “How [He] Could Have Voted For That.”
- Rep. Ron Estes Heckled At Multiple Town Halls Over Health Care.
- Rep. Ron Estes Challenged By State Representative Over Medicaid.
- Rep. Bill Huzienga Faces “Heated” Town Hall Over Health Care Vote.
- Rep. Rob Bishop Booed Over ACA Criticism.
- Rep. Daniel Webster Estimates Senate Health Care Bill Had More Opposition Than Suggested.
- Rep. Patrick McHenry Slammed Over Republican Health Care Plan: “There’s Nothing There.”
- Constituent To Rep. Patrick McHenry: “It Made A Huge Difference In My Life…You And Your Party Have Undermined It At Every Point.”
- Rep. Tom Cole Urged By Republican Constituent To Work With Democrats On Health Care.
- Rep. Kevin Yoder Calls For Health Care Fixes, Not Implosion.
- Rep. Kevin Yoder Advocates For Bipartisan Action On Health Care.
- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick: “I Agree” That Health Care Drafting Process Was Poor.
- Rep. Steve King Refuses To Hold Town Halls.
- Rep. Steve Womack Schedules Town Hall Only Accessible By Ferry.

