Shaheen Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order to Weaken Patient Protections Provided by the Affordable Care Act
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Shaheen Statement on
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"Despite the American people's rejection of the Affordable Care Act repeal, this new order is part of a concerted effort by the Trump administration to unravel the law's patient protections and to destabilize healthcare marketplaces," said Shaheen. "This order only introduces more unnecessary chaos into our healthcare system, which undermines the healthcare that Granite Staters, and all Americans, depend on. The President must abandon these political efforts to destabilize the ACA, and finally prioritize working with
The President has consistently vowed to let the healthcare system "explode" and has sent marketplaces into chaos by refusing to commit to paying cost-sharing reductions and making it more difficult to sign-up for healthcare coverage. Cost-sharing reductions help stabilize state marketplaces and make premiums affordable for hard-working Americans. Independent analysis has predicted that refusal to make these payments would make premiums skyrocket by 20 percent next year.
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