Another week, another two blatant attempts by this administration to sabotage the Affordable Care Act. On Saturday, the Trump administration announced it is ending payments that help insurers meet the requirement to cover individuals with preexisting conditions. These risk adjustment payments pool risk for insurers so all Americans can be covered, not just the healthiest few. Just yesterday, the Trump administration announced it is slashing funds for healthcare navigators by 70 percent. These navigators are the individuals trained to help Americans compare and enroll in plans. Without navigator assistance, more Americans will struggle to enroll, and more people will go uninsured. These changes and other actions previously announced by this administration will result in higher premiums for millions of individuals and small businesses. Remember this: the 130 million Americans, those of us with preexisting conditions, will pay the heaviest price. This cynical effort to diminish access to quality, affordable care has to stop. The Trump administration needs to abandon its effort to undermine the ACA and instead start working with those of us who want to improve, rather than tear down, our healthcare system. ____________________
On the recordJuly 11, 2018
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