Senator Cory Gardner Again Votes to Defend Toxic ‘Junk’ Health Plans That Can Deny Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release:

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- Gardner-backed 'junk plans' opposed by medical experts can have 'catastrophic costs' & 'deny coverage based on consumers' pre-existing health conditions'

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Senator Cory Gardner voted again today to defend toxic junk health insurance plans that are "so skimpy that they offer no meaningful coverage" -- failing a critical "litmus test for anyone who claims to support protecting people with preexisting conditions."

These junk plans are not required to cover pre-existing conditions, prescription drugs, or maternity benefits, and "generally refuse" to provide coverage to people who are pregnant or who have a history of cancer or other diagnoses, yet Senator Gardner just voted again to promote these harmful plans at Coloradans' expense.

"The last time Senator Gardner voted to defend these reckless junk health plans, he said that taking away his constituents' health care was a 'losing strategy' -- but the plans he wants to see expanded do just that," said DSCC spokesperson Stewart Boss.

"By throwing his support behind these toxic junk plans, Senator Gardner is recklessly exposing Coloradans to higher costs, unreliable care, and weaker protections for critical benefits like pre-existing conditions coverage and maternity care -- making it clear why he has no credibility when it comes to protecting his constituents' care."

The American Cancer Society and American Heart Association have vocally opposed these plans, and Coloradans have called out Senator Gardner's failure to defend critical pre-existing conditions protections. Gardner "has yet to produce a specific plan" to protect Coloradans with pre-existing conditions.