| Iowa has the fastest rising cancer growth rate in the United States. And instead of doing anything to help Iowans access care or tackle this crisis, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn’s cuts to Medicaid are making care even harder to access.
Recent reporting as these cuts are implemented reveals that Washington Republicans are ordering states across the country to rip health care away from chronically sick Americans – including those who have cancer or HIV – to comply with Miller-Meeks and Nunn’s law.
One expert summarized to CNN what could happen to a patient impacted by the new, cruel rules:
“They’ll show up to chemo or show up for cancer surgery and find out they don’t have the coverage they need. Their lifesaving treatment will be taken from them.”
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
“Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn voted for the largest cut to Medicaid in history to give billionaires more tax breaks, and now they are trying to rip health care away from cancer patients to pay for it. As Iowa’s cancer rates rise and families struggle to access quality care – much less afford it – Miller-Meeks and Nunn are making everything worse.” |
