Washington, D.C. — Hospitals are caught in the storm of Republicans’ sabotage agenda, coming out with paper-thin margins and resorting to massive pay cuts and layoffs. The latest reporting out of Georgia reveals that the Grady Health System is set to cut nurses’ pay by 40%, citing Republicans ripping away health care tax credits that hard-working families relied on to afford coverage. Alongside staggering cuts to Medicaid, Republicans have forced over 600,000 Georgians to lose coverage, causing a spike in uncompensated care and leaving hospitals scrambling to stay afloat.
Protect Our Care President Brad Woodhouse issued the following statement:
“Donald Trump and Republicans blew up the health care system to pay for tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. Over 600,000 Georgians were forced to drop their health coverage after Republicans cut Medicaid and yanked away the tax credits that helped them get coverage. They didn’t stop getting sick or needing care — they just stopped being able to pay their bills, and hospitals like Grady are stuck absorbing the cost. So hospitals are doing exactly what Republicans forced them to do: cutting the pay of health care workers who provide life-saving care.
“This is just a preview of what we will soon see across the country. Hospitals everywhere are bracing for the moment they have to make the same choice, and every American — insured or not — is going to pay for it.”