Washington, D.C. – Today, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz said that people who rely on Medicaid for critical health care and life-saving coverage need to “prove that they matter.” Donald Trump and the Republicans’ tax bill will rip health care away from 16 million Americans in order to pay for tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. The GOP plan will destroy our health care system and cause devastation to millions of Americans, including seniors, children, people with disabilities, cancer patients, small business owners, and more. Read more about the GOP tax scam here.
In response, Protect Our Care President Brad Woodhouse issued the following statement:
“Dr. Oz’s demand that people who rely on Medicaid ‘prove they matter’ perfectly sums up the callousness of Trump and the Republicans’ plan to gut health care for 16 million Americans. Because nothing says compassion like demanding proof from already-struggling Americans while Donald Trump and the Republicans fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. The GOP plan is a wrecking ball aimed at anyone who isn’t wealthy or well-connected. Apparently, the only people who matter to Dr. Oz and the GOP are the billionaires whose pockets they are trying to line at the expense of everyone else.”