Neal Statement on Trump’s Latest Health Care Sabotage

WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced plans to strip hundreds of thousands of enrollees from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace:

“Republicans have already created the worst health care crisis ever, but every decision by the Trump Administration is designed to keep making it worse. As if making coverage harder to access through skyrocketing premiums and more red tape wasn’t painful enough, they’re doubling down to take it away entirely. 

“People don’t stop getting sick when Republicans rip coverage from them. More people will avoid care for as long as possible, show up in emergency rooms, and go into medical debt. That’s an outcome that only strains the system further and raises costs for everyone. It’s clear that the president is perfectly comfortable with that, so long as those at the top can keep cashing in.” 

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