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CBO Score Confirms: U.S. Senate Health Bill Would Devastate Children, Moms, Families and Our Economy

June 26, 2017
Health Care

Lisa Lederer, 202-371-1996

In response to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the Senate Republican health care legislation, MomsRising Executive Director and CEO Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner issued the following statement
“The score released by the Congressional Budget Office this afternoon confirms what was already painfully and unmistakably clear: The U.S. Senate health bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, is cruel, heartless, and would be a giant step backward for this country. It’s no wonder Republican leaders drafted this bill in secret, as it would take health coverage away from 22 million people, raise costs and gut protections for those who don’t lose their coverage altogether, make coverage unaffordable for those who need it the most, end Medicaid as it has existed for more than 50 years, and undermine our country’s economic growth and prosperity. If the Senate bill becomes law, the health insurance plans that are available would be more expensive, less adequate and offer fewer protections – in many cases, excluding coverage for mental health care, maternity care, birth control and prescription drugs.
 
“The Senate health care repeal bill is an assault on America’s families. It is out of touch, out of line with our nation’s priorities, and devastating to moms, children, families and our economy. Its enactment would mean people get sicker, without the care they need. This would create a crisis for our nation and particularly for families in vulnerable communities, including low-income families, people with disabilities, the elderly, and those who live in rural and medically underserved communities, with a compounding impact in Black, Latinx, Asian, Native American, and LGBTQ+ communities.
 
“The legislation would also defund Planned Parenthood, making it impossible for millions to get the primary and preventive care they need.
 
“MomsRising’s million members are urging every Senator to vote against this dangerous, irresponsible bill. It must not become law.”
 
NOTE: **View the MomsRising Book of Health Care Stories from People in Every State here: http://moms.ly/2tl7l14
 

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MomsRising.org is an on-the-ground and online grassroots organization of more than a million people who are working to increase family economic security, decrease discrimination against women and moms, and to build a nation where businesses and families can thrive. Established in 2006, MomsRising and its members are organizing and speaking out to improve public policy and to change the national dialogue on issues that are critically important to America’s families, including criminal justice reform, immigration policy reform, and gun safety. MomsRising is working for paid family and medical leave, affordable, high quality childcare and early learning, and for an end to the wage and hiring discrimination which penalizes women — particularly moms and women of color — and so many others. MomsRising advocates for access to healthy food for all kids, health care for all, earned sick days, and breastfeeding rights so that all children can have a healthy start. MomsRising maintains a Spanish language website: MamásConPoder.org. Sign up online at www.MomsRising.org — and follow us on our blog, and on Twitter and Facebook.