On the recordJuly 20, 2017
Mr. Speaker, next week we will see consideration of the repeal of ObamaCare without a replacement. This would be a life-and- death issue for most Americans. First, we would see skyrocketing uninsured rates: 18 million people would lose insurance next year; 32 million people would lose insurance by 2026. We would also see skyrocketing premiums: 20 to 25 percent by next year, 50 percent by 2020, and 100 percent by 2026. Seventy-five percent of Americans would live in a place where there would be no marketplace insurer. We know that for every 455 people who gain coverage across the United States, according to the New England Journal of Medicine, that at least one life is saved. So if we lose coverage for 20 million people next year, we would be looking at 43,000 to almost 44,000 avoidable deaths in the United States. That is why this is life and death. TrumpCare has had its shot, and it has failed. It is time for the parties to come together now. It is time to have a bipartisan bill to fix the ACA. The American people deserve nothing less. ____________________
