Hospital Group Tells GOP To ‘Go Back To The Drawing Board’ On Health Bill
The nation’s largest hospital group, the American Hospital Association blasted the newly released Republican Senate health bill on Thursday.
In fact, the American Hospital Association told Republicans to “go back to the drawing board” on its healthcare legislation and warned that the current GOP plan would hurt the nations most vulnerable.
“From the onset of this debate, America’s hospitals and health systems have been guided by a set of key principles that would protect coverage for Americans,” AHA President Rick Pollack said in a statement.
“Unfortunately, the draft bill under discussion in the Senate moves in the opposite direction, particularly for our most vulnerable patients,” he said.
The Republican health bill will make massive cuts to Medicaid – putting the nation’s poor and disabled at risk.
“The Senate proposal would likely trigger deep cuts to the Medicaid program that covers millions of Americans with chronic conditions such as cancer, along with the elderly and individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and support,” the AHA statement continued.
“Medicaid cuts of this magnitude are unsustainable and will increase costs to individuals with private insurance.”
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