A new report dives into the wallet-busting consequences of Tom Barrett and Bill Huizenga’s Big, Ugly Bill and policies implemented by the administration – revealing how they will raise health care costs for millions and saddle Americans with more medical debt.
In addition to the fact that Barrett and Huizenga’s bill will kick millions of Americans off their health care and raise health care costs, KFF Health News discovered they and their D.C. party bosses are enacting a number of cruel provisions that “risks pushing more Americans into debt, further straining family budgets already stressed by medical bills.”
The report highlighted the following cost-raising provisions:
- Raising the costs of doctor visits by requiring copays of up to $35 for Medicaid enrollees.
- Allowing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits to expire – leading to massive increases in monthly health care premiums.
- Pushing more Americans to switch to more expensive, higher-deductible plans, paying more out-of-pocket before their insurance kicks in.
- Eliminating consumer protections preventing medical debt from negatively impacting individual credit reports.
Thanks to Barrett, Huizenga, and Washington Republicans, Michiganders already struggling to pay their medical bills are “at risk of lower credit scores, hindering their ability to get a loan or forcing them to pay higher interest rates.”
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
“Another day, another broken promise by Tom Barrett and Bill Huizenga. As if ripping health insurance from millions of Americans wasn’t enough, Barrett and Huizenga’s bill also risks pushing more Michiganders into medical debt and putting even more financial burdens on families already struggling to get by.” |
