Rich Neal: “I remind my colleague that his vote for this bill will result in 49,200 people in his congressional district in…”

“I remind my colleague that his vote for this bill will result in 49,200 people in his congressional district in Minnesota losing their healthcare coverage and care. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter from Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts that relates to the debate we are having today. Office of the Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State House, Boston, MA, March 21, 2017. Dear Delegation Member: Health care is once again at the forefront of national and state policy discussions; I know we all share the goal of ensuring access to quality, affordable health care coverage for the people of Massachusetts. With Congress set to take up the American Health Care Act (AHCA) imminently, I wanted to share with you my administration's analysis of the potential effects this bill would have on our state. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its score of the AHCA on March 13. This analysis is broadly consistent with concerns we have raised, with you and others, regarding the bill's impact on the state and its residents' access to affordable healthcare. Applying CBO's assumptions to Massachusetts results in at least $1 billion of reduced federal revenue beginning in 2020, and we estimate reduced revenue of $1.3 billion in 2021, and $1.5 billion in 2022, with likely a greater annual impact in the years that follow.…”