Rich Neal: “I remind my colleague that her vote for this bill will result in 42,000 people in her congressional district in Indiana…”

“I remind my colleague that her vote for this bill will result in 42,000 people in her congressional district in Indiana losing their healthcare coverage and care. I include in the Record a letter from Republican Governor Snyder of the State of Michigan raising his concerns about this legislation. State of Michigan, Executive Office, Lansing, MI, March 21, 2017. Hon. Sandy Levin, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Representative Levin: As Congress considers legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and reform Medicaid, I want to ensure you are aware of the impact that changes may have on beneficiaries in Michigan who rely on these programs for access to care and overall health. I also want to provide my perspective on priorities for federal health reform and highlight how they have been utilized at the state level to drive meaningful reform that has increased access to cost-effective care. In its current form, the American Health Care Act (AHCA) shifts significant financial risk and cost from the federal government to states without providing sufficient flexibility to manage this additional responsibility. The proposed legislation reduces federal resources that our state relies on to assist 2.4 million Michiganders enrolled in traditional Medicaid and the Healthy Michigan Plan, our state's innovative Medicaid expansion program.…”