A new report dives into the wallet-busting consequences of Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil’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 Van Orden and Steil’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 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 Van Orden, Steil, and Washington Republicans, Wisconsinites 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 Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil. As if ripping health insurance from millions of Americans wasn’t enough, Van Orden and Steil’s bill also risks pushing more Wisconsinites into medical debt and putting even more financial burdens on families already struggling to get by.” |
