State-by-state graphics showing how many jobs each state would lose under TrumpCare with comparisons to state industries.
State-by-state graphics outlining TrumpCare’s economic impact in each state. Includes 2018 increase in premiums, number of people losing private-coverage, increased cost of uncompensated care to hospitals, and decreased funding for opioid treatment.
Jun 26 2017
Economic Impacts of the BCRA Charts Packet
A packet with data from the Congressional Budget Office’s score of the Senate’s TrumpCare bill. Showcases the devastating effects it has to premiums for the elderly and poor, Medicaid, opioid funding, and more.
Jun 26 2017
CBO Explainer: Better Care Reconciliation Act
Joint Economic Committee Democrats released an overview of today’s non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the Senate TrumpCare bill, which finds that 22 million people will lose insurance by 2026 compared with the current law. The summary explains what the CBO analysis of the Senate TrumpCare bill would mean for Medicaid enrollees, older and low-income Americans, and those with substance abuse disorders and pre-existing conditions.
Jun 26 2017
Largest Tax Cuts Go to the Wealthy
Under Senate TrumpCare, a 60 year old making $42,330 would lose their entire tax credit for health insurance. In West Virginia, that would be a loss of over $6,600, while in Alaska it would be a loss of almost $18,000.
Under Senate TrumpCare, a 60 year old making $42,330 would lose their entire tax credit for health insurance. In West Virginia, that would be a loss of over $6,600, while in Alaska it would be a loss of almost $18,000.
Jun 22 2017
Another “Mean” Health Care Bill
House Republicans passed a TrumpCare bill that would impact all of our health coverage by dropping millions from their health care, hiking costs on working families, threatening rural hospitals, defunding Medicaid, and rolling back the progress we’ve made in fighting the opioid epidemic. The Republican House bill is a disaster—such a disaster that even members of their own party had plenty to say on how terrible it is. President Donald Trump even flat out called it “mean.”
Jun 22 2017
June Economic Snapshot of the States
Joint Economic Committee Democrats today released the “June Economic Snapshot of the States,” which tracks state economic performance, families’ economic security, how well states are preparing for the economic future with investments in people’s health and learning, and the costs of living that weigh on working families’ minds.
Senate Republicans continue to tout a health care bill that will only prove to be disastrous for millions of Americans around the country. By cutting funds to Medicaid, TrumpCare threatens rural hospitals, risks damage to rural economies, and endangers the livelihoods of the families that live in these communities. If Congress wants to get serious on supporting rural America, here are ten ways they can:
