The
following statement was submitted by Jason Helgerson, New York State Medical
Director.
As New York's Medicaid Director, I
couldn’t be more appalled by House Speaker Paul Ryan’s health care plan.
This bill would take health care away
from 2.7 million New Yorkers, and cost state taxpayers $6.9 billion in
additional costs. It’s a cynical ploy that affects all New Yorkers and will be
the biggest blow to health care in our state’s history. Worse still,
Congressmen Chris Collins and John Faso have proposed an amendment that hurts
New Yorkers even more and is against the interest of their constituents and all
New Yorkers.
If New Yorkers join together and make
our voices heard we can still defeat this attack on our health care system. The House of Representatives plans to vote on
this devastating legislation tomorrow -- so we need New Yorkers to speak
out now.
Call (202)
224-3121 to be connected to your representative and say vote NO on
the bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. You can also look up your representative and
find out more information on how to contact them up here.
The more we learn about repeal and
replacement of the Affordable Care Act, the sicker New York gets. I’ve been
crunching the numbers, and I won’t mince words: New Yorkers face dire
circumstances if this bill passes. Here’s a look at the numbers:
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2.7 million New Yorkers will lose coverage
New York’s total loss in funding would
amount to $6.9 billion
Nursing Home Payments would be cut by
$401 million
Home care payments would be cut by
$360 million
Hospital payments would be cut by $355
million
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With this attack on our health care,
they've declared war on New York, and we need to stand up and show them New
Yorkers won’t be pushed around.
Call your
member of Congress now and tell them to vote NO on the bill to repeal and
replace the Affordable Care Act! Call (202) 224-3121 to be
connected to your representative now.
Thank you for pushing back against
this dangerous piece of legislation.
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