Washington, D.C. – Today, Trump is heading to Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas in a vain attempt to distract Nevadan families from the health care crisis he created. One year ago, Trump and Republicans in Congress made the largest cuts to health care in American history, slashing over $1 trillion from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. As if that wasn’t detrimental enough, they then ripped away the health care tax credits that over 22 million Americans relied on to see a doctor.
Working families have been paying the price ever since, facing skyrocketing premiums, overcrowded emergency rooms, and shuttered hospitals. They are being forced to make impossible choices between paying for their groceries and seeing their doctor — all to make ends meet. This unthinkable balancing act has thrown 8 million Americans off their coverage, including over 36,000 Nevadans, and has devastated Nevada’s health care system, with hospitals, nursing homes, and care facilities across Nevada reducing services, laying off workers, or closing their doors altogether.
See below for a statement from Protect Our Care Senior Advisor Anne Shoup:
“Trump’s visit to Las Vegas is an insult to the thousands of Nevadan families who have been hurt by his policies. At every turn, Trump and Republicans in Congress have deliberately chosen to put billionaires and big corporations ahead of Nevadan families. They knew working families would pay the price when they cut over $1 trillion from Medicaid and the ACA to fund tax breaks for billionaires. They knew thousands of Nevadans would lose their coverage when they let the health care tax credits expire. They knew countless clinics, hospitals, and essential health care providers would face cuts, layoffs, or closures. But they went ahead and did it anyway. Nevadans deserve better than lying awake at night wondering how they’ll afford the health care they need. They’re sick of seeing their health care ripped away, and they know who is responsible.”
BY THE NUMBERS: NEVADANS CHOOSE BETWEEN PAYING MORE OR FOREGOING HEALTH CARE COVERAGE
- An estimated 36,857 Nevadans have already lost their Medicaid, CHIP, or ACA coverage after Republicans gutted health care.
- Nevada Health Authority estimates 18 percent of Nevadans will be uninsured by 2028.
- Premiums for Nevadans receiving ACA tax credits increased by an average of 116% this year:
- A 45-year-old in Nevada making $64,000 saw their average annual premium costs rise by $1,299 to hit $6,739 this year.
- A 60-year-old couple in Nevada making $85,000 saw their average annual premium costs rise by $18,106 to hit $25,331 this year.
- A family of four in Nevada making $130,000 saw their average annual premium costs rise by $8,018 to hit $19,068 this year.
- Nevada hospitals alone are expected to lose nearly just under $6.8 billion over the next decade due to GOP Medicaid cuts.
- Thanks to Republicans gutting the premium tax credits and hiking Nevadans’ premiums, providers in Nevada will lose an additional $110 million in funding and face a 2.2% spike in uncompensated care demand.
- 4 Nevada health care providers are at-risk, announced cuts, are closing, or have closed, including:
- AT-RISK: Battle Mountain General Hospital
- AT-RISK: Henderson Hospital
- AT-RISK: Humboldt General Hospital
- CUTS ANNOUNCED: Boulder City Hospital