Boyle Opposes Republicans’ Insufficient Plan to Repeal and Replace Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON, DC– Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) released the following statement on the House Republicans' bill to replace the Affordable Care Act:
"The health care proposal finally released by House Republicans last night and endorsed by President Trump today would increase costs and provide worse care for Americans. President Trump promised ‘insurance for everybody' that would be ‘far less expensive and far better.' However, the legislation his party finally unveiled, after seven years of claiming they had a perfect replacement ready to go, would leave millions without coverage and force Americans to pay more for less."
Boyle continued, "As a co-chair of the Blue Collar Caucus, I am particularly incensed that Republicans used this bill as a means to dump huge health costs on working families while at the same time handing the 400 wealthiest families in America a tax break worth $7 million a year. This bill would be one of the largest transfers in wealth from low and middle income families to the wealthiest in recent memory."
Under the Republican plan, working families could see their premiums and deductibles increase by hundreds to thousands of dollars, and older Americans would be forced to pay premiums five times higher than what others pay for health coverage. The GOP bill also shortens the life of the Medicare Trust Fund and shifts an estimated $370 billion in Medicaid costs to states over the next ten years, effectively ending the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion for 11 million people while also harming tens of millions of additional seniors, people with disabilities, and children and parents who rely on Medicaid today. The bill also defunds Planned Parenthood, which provides essential health care and prevention services to millions of women nationwide.
A video of Congressman Boyle's Tuesday night floor speech about the House Republican ACA proposal can be found here.
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