As Junk Plans Prepare to Hit the Market, Tester Demands Bureaucrats Stop Sabotaging Health Care
In a letter to
Azar and Verma recently decided to slash the Navigator program by
"Healthcare Navigators are essential to helping families enroll in health coverage," Tester wrote in a letter signed by 21 other Senators. "Unfortunately, this Administration has taken every possible opportunity to weaken this program, sabotage enrollment efforts, and destabilize the Marketplace."
The Navigator budget has decreased 84 percent since 2016, to a level Tester noted is "not sufficient" to fund the important work of connecting Americans to quality, affordable health care. Tester argued that as junk health insurance policies increase in availability, Montanans need experts who can help them navigate the health care system.
"Junk plans" are short-term health insurance plans designed to fill temporary gaps in coverage when Montanans transition from one long-term plan to another. They often don't cover important expenses like hospital stays, prescription drugs, mental health care, or preexisting conditions.
"This program matters to folks in
Tester recently stood up to Secretary Azar for trying to block women's access to healthcare, and in June fought to secure over
You can read Tester's letter to Azar HERE: https://www.tester.senate.gov/files/Letters/180801-%20Letter%20to%20CMS%20navigator%20funding%20cuts_final.pdf
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