This week, the Urban Institute released a report showing that health care premiums will increase for Iowa families by as much 16 percent thanks to Congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration. Reps. Blum, Young and the Republican Party must answer for this increase in middle class families’ costs.
House Republicans’ vote to gut the Affordable Care Act and increase premiums, hidden in the tax bill that became law in December 2017, is directly responsible. In addition, the Trump Administration’s decision to allow insurers to sell junk plans that will leave millions under-insured will mean that middle class families end up getting less coverage AND paying higher premiums.
“Reps. Blum and Young’s constant attacks on affordable health care will cause health care premiums to go up for Iowans by as much as 16 percent,” said DCCC spokesperson Rachel Irwin. “As long as Reps. Blum and Young are in Congress, affordable health care coverage for middle class families, children and seniors is at risk. Health care is on the ballot this November, and voters are going to remember how much Reps. Blum and Young have cost them and their families.”
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