Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are forcing millions of Americans to foot the bill so billionaires and big corporations can get another tax break. Insurance companies have indicated they will hike premiums for 24 million Americans by an average of 15 percent due to the GOP budget bill. And that’s just the beginning: Republicans have eliminated critical tax credits for hard-working families, leaving more than 20 million people facing premium costs that will skyrocket by an average of 75 percent. This means millions of Americans will see the cost of their premiums nearly double this fall and have to make a difficult decision: pay sky-high prices or go without life-saving coverage. But the Trump administration is running scared from the disaster they have created, choosing to hide the crushing price hikes coming to hard-working families.
Everyone will pay higher costs as well, regardless of where they get their health care coverage. Emergency rooms will become packed with patients who are unable to cover the cost of their care without insurance, leading to higher bills and increased premiums for everyone. Even those who get insurance through their employers will be forced to pay hundreds more out-of-pocket each year.
Protect Our Care’s Premium Disaster Watch exposes how Donald Trump and Republicans’ spending bill is driving up health care premiums for millions of families nationwide, putting affordable coverage further out of reach.
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