“The lifeline that helped save my life is the same lifeline [Rep. Lawler is] now making harder for others to access.”
Watch Cancer Survivor Alan Levy on Rep. Mike Lawler’s Vote to Slash Medicaid and the ACA
This week, Protect Our Care’s “Sick of It! Fix Health Care Now” bus tour rolled into Tarrytown, New York, to call out Donald Trump and Mike Lawler for taking a wrecking ball to our health care system. During the event, New Yorkers said they are sick and tired of watching Lawler throw hardworking constituents under the bus just to stay in Trump’s good graces and bankroll tax breaks for his billionaire buddies.
Watch SEIU Home Care Worker’s Message To Mike Lawler: “It’s Not Okay”
While Lawler campaigns with Donald Trump, families across the Hudson Valley are struggling to pay their bills and access the care they need. He was a key vote in Republicans’ bill cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations, and he helped take away ACA tax credits from working families, resulting in massive premium increases in the middle of an unprecedented cost of living crisis.
- In NY-17, two hospitals are at risk of cuts or closure after Mike Lawler’s vote sparked a health care crisis. For many New Yorkers, getting care means traveling farther, waiting longer, paying more — or going without it altogether.
- 501,239 New Yorkers have already lost their Medicaid, CHIP, or ACA coverage after Mike Lawler and Republicans gutted health care, and it’s only getting worse every day.
- New Yorkers are paying thousands of dollars more for their health care, with premium increases averaging +149% for New Yorkers receiving ACA tax credits.
Read more: Sick Of It Fact Sheet: The Republican Health Care Crisis In New York Caused by Mike Lawler