FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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Since Taking Office, the Trump Administration Has Launched an All-Out Assault on Access to Health Care
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Today, as Donald Trump visits Ohio, health care professionals and advocates joined Protect Our Care Ohio to discuss a new report, kicking off Protect Our Care’s March Madness campaign. The report highlights how Donald Trump and his allies in Congress are turning their backs on the American people and gutting health care coverage to give the ultra-wealthy another tax break. In the first year of his second term, the Trump Administration has skyrocketed premiums, raised out-of-pocket costs and slashed Medicaid funding, forcing working families to choose between health care and other basic necessities.
As a direct result of the Trump administration’s attacks on health care, hospitals and nursing homes will continue shuttering, Ohioans enrolled in Medicaid risk losing coverage and prescription drug prices will soar, and more than 110,000 Ohioans have lost their Affordable Care Act coverage during this year’s open enrollment period. Speakers addressed how these health care cuts harm Ohioans and hold Trump and his allies accountable for gutting vital, popular health care programs that Americans across the political spectrum depend on.
“Health care is not a partisan issue. It’s an issue that affects every American,” said Thomas West, former state Rep and President of the Urban League of Canton. “Right now, families across Ohio are being squeezed — and now, because of decisions coming out of Washington, healthcare costs are rising for working people. The reality is simple: the policies coming from the Trump Administration and his allies in Congress are making health care more expensive and less accessible for people who need it the most.”
“What I have seen over the past few months alone has been heartbreaking,” said Dr. Chelsea Mooreland, a Columbus physician and Founder and CEO of Life Cycle Direct Primary Care. “Health care had already become so unaffordable for working class families – but when we add in the attack on the ACA, many working class families and low-income families are making the difficult decision to go without any health insurance.”
The speakers touched on several points, including:
- Thanks to GOP premium hikes, 22 million Americans, including 107,000 Ohioans, will lose their health care coverage entirely this year alone, including small business owners, farmers, and older adults.
- Due to Trump’s Big, Ugly Bill, 29 Ohio hospitals and clinics are closing, have already announced cuts, or are at risk of closure.
You can watch the full event here, and learn more about Trump’s all-out assault on health care here.