A new report dives into the wallet-busting consequences of Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Ashley Hinson, and Zach Nunn’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 Miller-Meeks, Hinson, and Nunn’s bill will kick millions of Americans off their health care and raise health care costs, KFF Health News discovered that 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 Miller-Meeks, Hinson, Nunn, and Washington Republicans, Iowans 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 Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Ashley Hinson, and Zach Nunn. As if ripping health insurance from millions of Americans wasn’t enough, Miller-Meeks, Hinson, and Nunn’s bill also risks pushing more Iowans into medical debt and putting even more financial burdens on families already struggling to get by.” |
