Rep. Bustos Issues Statement on Proposed American Health Care Act
"I spent a decade of my career working in health care - before, during and after the Affordable Care Act was passed. After seven years of refusing to work in a bipartisan manner to improve the Affordable Care Act,
"Trumpcare undermines the economic security of older Americans and leaves behind millions of hardworking families across the heartland. While the Affordable Care Act helped
"Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, the uninsured rate in the
"As a former investigative reporter, I've also been extremely disturbed by the lack of transparency surrounding Trumpcare. Rather than allowing the American people to fully examine their health care repeal bill,
"While many questions remain about Trumpcare, it's crystal clear that this bill is a prescription for disaster for older Americans and hardworking families in our heartland."
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BACKGROUND:
As details have trickled out about what Trumpcare would mean for hardworking men and women across America, organizations from a wide range of viewpoints have raised serious concerns about this legislation:
We write today to express our opposition to the American Health Care Act. This bill would weaken
...we cannot support the
Any ability to evaluate The American Health Care Act, however, is severely hampered by the lack of coverage estimates by the
On behalf of the nearly 30 million Americans living with diabetes and the 86 million more with prediabetes, the
...reduced federal funding combined with state-specific eligibility and enrollment restrictions will likely result in fewer cancer patients accessing needed health care. For low-income individuals these changes could be the difference between an early diagnosis when outcomes are better and costs are less or a late diagnosis where costs are higher and survival less likely.
The residents in long term care centers are uniquely vulnerable. More than one million individuals call nursing centers their home and most rely on
This proposal would jeopardize the health and lives of many millions of Americans...American lives are on the line...It is particularly troubling that legislators plan to consider this proposal without a score from the
National Disability Rights Network:
The legislation revealed by
Easterseals:
Easterseals is greatly concerned that
When people do not have access to the family planning care and education they need, they are more vulnerable to sexually transmitted disease and at a greater risk of unintended pregnancy and poor birth outcomes, all of which have high personal costs and translate into increased expense across the entire health care system. Lawmakers should block this dangerous measure and return to thoughtful, bipartisan deliberation on improving access to affordable, high-quality health care in this country. There is too much at stake.
National Partnership Women and Families:
The Republican repeal bill is an affront to women and families. It reflects its authors' determination to deny women access to quality, affordable health care, including the comprehensive reproductive health care and abortion services that are essential to their health, equality and economic security... This bill takes us back to the days when there were few benefit standards or consumer protections in place - to a time when insurers were the ones who decided what and who they would cover, what doctors we could see, and where we could get care.
We are strongly opposed to the House Obamacare Replacement bill, which would repeal significant portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including the
The reality is, this isn't a healthcare plan at all. It's a massive transfer of wealth from working people to
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees:
The replacement plan put forward by congressional leadership is no replacement at all for the tens of millions of Americans who rely on the Affordable Care Act to keep their families healthy without fear of bankruptcy. It is simply a tax cut for corporations and the wealthy, funded by gutting
We are also troubled that the legislation gradually eliminates the important
National
The ACA is a highly complex piece of legislation that includes many benefit increases for seniors on
The Affordable Care Act expanded health insurance coverage for tens of millions of Americans. We cannot accept the
Medicare Rights Center:
This bill has been promoted as a "fix" to the health care system in
We strongly encourage the full House to reject this 'replacement' bill and work to craft legislation that addresses the real issues without creating unneeded chaos in the system and coverage loss for those who need health care.
That
It's time for the Republican leadership to come clean with the American people. Repealing the ACA will harm our students and their families by forcing cuts to critical programs, reducing financial support for lower-income Americans, and taxing the middle class. Bottom line, working Americans will pay more for less coverage while insurance executives and the wealthy get handouts.
We must ensure the gains we have made in mental health and substance use disorder coverage remain in place so every American has a path to a more healthy and productive life.
Americans for Tax Fairness Executive:
The
The impact of these plans is not just heartbreaking - we should be outraged that the drafters care more about whopping tax cuts for high-income stock market traders, and health insurance and drug companies than they do about maintaining and strengthening coverage for many millions of people. The drafters were content to drop coverage for low-wage workers, but they took the time to end a tax on tanning salons.
The House Republican ACA repeal bill would be devastating for women. Rather than protecting access to care and coverage, this bill undermines the infrastructure of our nation's health system, targets low-income individuals, and restructures the system in favor of wealthier individuals. All of this comes at the expense of women, who will be particularly harmed by the repeal bill.
The bills released by the two House committees this week fail to adequately protect people living with cystic fibrosis and place the lives of millions of Americans living with serious and chronic diseases at risk.
These proposals will not only harm individuals with HIV but will compromise our nation's public health by leaving fewer with access to the antiretroviral treatment that keeps patients healthy and reduces their risk of transmitting HIV to near zero. We strongly urge the committees to reconsider the bill and the accelerated and non-transparent process with which these proposals have been advanced.
This proposal is truly disheartening. It doesn't ensure that all Americans will continue to have health coverage, as its supporters claim. Rather, it drastically cuts financial assistance for low-income people living at or below the poverty line, undermines and places severe limitations on the
MomsRising:
The American Health Care Act makes a mockery of every campaign promise
Access Living:
...be clear, it could PULL THE RUG OUT from under community-based supports. The
The American Health Care Act would reverse progress and make children worse off by depriving them of the comprehensive and affordable child-appropriate coverage they are guaranteed today, jeopardizing their futures and also the nation's future economic and national security.
...what was unveiled by
The
First Focus:
The American Health Care Act would...be a major step backwards for our nation's children. [It] would seriously threaten the health and well-being of millions of children. These provisions also violate a campaign promise by President
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