Sen. Coons discusses GOP health care bill at Aspen Ideas Festival

Sen. Coons: "This is no way to pass a bill that will affect a sixth of our economy, that will change access to health care for tens of millions of Americans, that will affect the quality of health care for more than a hundred million Americans, and that will change the trajectory of Medicaid."

WASHINGTON - This past weekend, as part of the Aspen Ideas Festival's "Spotlight Health," U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) engaged in a one-on-one conversation with New York Times health care reporter Margot Sanger-Katz ahead of the upcoming vote of the Senate Republican health care bill. Watch the full conversation here https://www.aspenideas.org/session/health-legislation-115th-congress-senator-christopher-coons.

Health Legislation in the 115th Congress: Interview with Senator Christopher Coons (D-DE)

Aspen Ideas Festival

Congress is engaged in vigorous debates about health reform, the federal budget, and other sweeping policy changes that could have a potent impact on health. The future of Obamacare and the possibility that Medicaid may be significantly restructured or cut back dramatically are very much in play. The level of funding for the biomedical research and public health activities of the NIH, CDC and FDA are uncertain. Foreign-aid decisions are certain to influence major HIV initiatives and pandemic surveillance worldwide. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) offers an insider's look at the policy and political implications of possible congressional actions.

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