The GOP Scheme Will Raise Costs and Rip Coverage Away from AANPHI Communities
Washington, D.C.— To wrap up this Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, Protect Our Care is releasing a report bringing attention to how the GOP spending bill raises costs and rips away people’s health care so Republicans can fund tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations. Medicaid is the largest health insurance program in the country, providing health care for over 70 million Americans, including 4.5 million AANHPIs.
This Republican spending bill will rip health care away from millions of American seniors, children, middle- and low-income families, people with disabilities, people fighting cancer, and so many more. Not only does it include the largest cuts to Medicaid in history, it all but dismantles the ACA by enacting massive funding cuts, new rules and restrictions, and eliminating enhanced premium tax credits. For people of color, the loss of coverage would be catastrophic, taking away access to essential care and exacerbating health inequities.
“Republicans are turning their backs on the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Community by dismantling American health care,” said Protect Our Care Policy and Health Equity Senior Advisor Joi Chaney. “Between slashing Medicaid and taking away health care tax credits, Republicans continue to put profits over people and line the pockets of their wealthy friends. Unfortunately, the ones to pay the price are everyday Americans who will no longer be able to afford life-saving care and coverage. This GOP spending bill will destroy the health and well-being of people from all walks of life.”