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Nearly 400,000 Californians Priced Out of Health Care Thanks to David Valadao

After David Valadao failed to act to protect ACA tax credits before they expired, close to 400,000 Californians are being priced out of their health care – driving a 32% drop in Covered California enrollment from last year. Facing skyrocketing costs, families are now scrambling for new plans, downgrading or dropping their coverage altogether.

The blame lies squarely with the Republican-led Congress that created this crisis. As Covered California CEO warns: “I don’t want any Californian to miss the window to enroll because they are waiting on Washington.”
REMINDER: Valadao voted to pass the largest cuts to Medicaid in history – ripping away health care from 68,000 people in CA-22 – which has the highest share of Medicaid enrollment in the country among any House Republican. His inaction put nearly 2 million Californians at risk of losing health care coverage and becoming uninsured.

DCCC Spokesperson Anna Elsasser: 
“David Valadao’s inaction is costing Californians – literally. Valadao will always put Washington over Valley families, and they’ll know exactly who robbed their health care and their wallets come November.” 

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