“Cutting $1 trillion from health care is not something that we’re going to stand by idly and accept.” – Matt Dunlap, Maine State Auditor
Mainers Message to Republicans: “We’re Sick of You Coming After Our Health Care.”
Protect Our Care’s “Sick of It! Fix Health Care Now” bus tour kicked off in Bangor, Maine, to call out Donald Trump and Susan Collins for taking a wrecking ball to our health care system. During the event, Mainers said they are sick and tired of watching Collins throw hardworking constituents under the bus just to stay in Trump’s good graces and bankroll tax breaks for her billionaire buddies.
Watch Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap on Health Care in Maine: “This Is A Major Crisis Right Now”
On the debate stage this week, Collins tried to spin her record on health care, pointing to the $50 billion rural health fund, but that is just a drop in the bucket compared to the nearly $1 trillion cut from Medicaid, a lifeline for rural communities, while 20 Maine health care providers have been forced to shut down, cut services, or are at risk of doing so following the GOP health care cuts. She voted to advance Republicans’ bill cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations, and she helped take away ACA tax credits from working families, resulting in massive premium increases in the middle of an unprecedented cost of living crisis.
Watch Maddie Twomey’s Message: “We’re Sick of Susan Collins Standing By Trump”
- In Maine, maternity wards are closing at a faster rate than other states. For many Maine moms, getting care means traveling farther, waiting longer, paying more — or going without it altogether.
- 23,041 Mainers have already lost their Medicaid, CHIP, or ACA coverage after Susan Collins and Republicans gutted health care, and it’s only getting worse every day.
- Mainers are paying thousands of dollars more for their health care, with premium increases averaging +81% for Mainers receiving ACA tax credits.
Read more: Mainers Are Sick of Rising Costs and Losing Coverage Thanks to the GOP Health Care Disaster