Press Release

Graham-Cassidy Devastates New York; Where Does Dan Donovan Stand?

As a “big blue state” that cares about providing families with affordable, quality healthcare, New York is uniquely situated to be crushed by the perverse and cruel Graham-Cassidy Senate healthcare bill, which especially punishes states that expanded Medicaid for low-income people.

Where does Representative Dan Donovan stand?

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found that by switching the funding mechanism to block grants, Graham-Cassidy rewards states that did not expand Medicaid, punishes states that did expand the program, and actually redistributes funding from large blue states like New York, New Jersey and California, to states that refused to expand Medicaid. In fact, more densely populated states would lose federal funding to less densely populated states.

Don’t forget that nearly every New York member voted for the heartless Republican repeal bill in May, which allowed the Graham-Cassidy to be considered at all. And as for the Faso-Collins amendment, the so-called Buffalo Bribe, that got nearly every New York member to vote for the heartless Republican repeal bill? Gone.

The bottom line: compared to ACA funding, New York would lose about $71 billion in federal healthcare funding by 2027.

And how would Senator Lindsey Graham’s home state of South Carolina fare under the plan? A $1 billion increase in Medicaid funding, much of it taken from “big blue states.”

“Make no mistake—Graham-Cassidy punishes New York more than nearly any other state in the country and will hurt millions of families. This shameful bill rips away healthcare funding from New York families and gives it to states who refused to expand Medicaid to help their constituents,” said DCCC Spokesman Evan Lukaske. “Representative Donovan’s refusal to take a stance on this harmful bill is unacceptable. It’s time for Donovan to take a side—his constituents or Congressional Republicans.”

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