Coalition Letter Urges Senate to Set Aside Health Care Reform Proposal
The undersigned organizations are concerned with the proposal introduced today by Senators Cassidy and Graham, which we believe will have a negative impact on affordable coverage for patients across our nation. We would note that a similar proposal was put forth by these two Senators in July. Based on our analysis, the revised proposal may actually be worse than the original.
Our organizations, which represent over 560,000 physicians, oppose the new Graham-Cassidy bill and its approach to reforming our health care system. The proposal fails to protect the health care coverage and consumer protections available under current law. Additionally, it would create a health care system built on state-by-state variability that would exacerbate inequities in coverage and most likely place millions of vulnerable individuals at risk of losing their health care coverage.
This week, the
Further, we are very concerned about rushing through any legislation to repeal and replace the ACA, including the Graham/Cassidy proposal, through the current budget reconciliation authorization. We have consistently called for any legislation to amend current law to be developed through regular order, with hearings, debate, and committee mark-ups, and with sufficient time for independent analysis by the
Instead, we call on the
We urge your support of the bipartisan policies being developed by the HELP Committee through regular order, and stand ready to work with you and the full
Sincerely,
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