Harris Campaign Releases Trump-Vance Health Care Plan

Harris Campaign Releases Trump-Vance Health Care Plan

As JD Vance Confirmed, They Are Running on ‘Concept’ of Raising Costs for People with Pre-Existing Conditions and Ripping Insurance Away from Millions

Read the plan at kamalaharris.com/concept

Today, the Harris campaign is releasing Donald Trump and JD Vance’s health care plan in a new report that publicly unveils the “concept of a plan” that Trump and Vance are running on, in full, for the first time.

In the first debate, Trump vowed to end the Affordable Care Act, saying he had the “concept of a plan” that he would enact instead. Days later, Vance outlined specifics of this plan: promising to bring back high-risk pools that would skyrocket costs for Americans with pre-existing conditions. That comes after Trump has promised to “never give up” on trying to “terminate” the ACA, which would rip insurance away from millions of Americans and raise costs for millions more. Trump and Vance have tried to hide the details of their plan by not releasing it in one place publicly, despite both Trump and Vance sharing the “concepts” of their plan publicly for a year.

The new report released by the Harris campaign captures their entire health care plan for the American people and outlines its dangerous consequences, including:

The new report includes other details, facts, and figures about how many Americans in states across the country would face certain consequences like higher prescription drug costs, loss of insurance, removal of certain essential benefits or other protections, and limits on reproductive health care.

“Donald Trump and JD Vance have told us their ‘concept’ of a health care plan, and it is devastating for American families,” said Harris campaign Senior Policy Advisor Brian Nelson. “They may not want Americans to see the details of their plan, but Vice President Harris and Governor Walz won’t let them get away with hiding its effects. The new report our campaign is releasing today lays out for the first time what their plan really is and how it would raise costs and remove peace of mind for millions of Americans. It is a stark contrast with Vice President Harris’ plan to continue strengthening the Affordable Care Act, bringing costs down for millions, making prescription drugs less expensive, and getting more Americans insurance than ever before.”

The new report includes an analysis of how the Trump-Vance Plan would hurt communities across the country, including:

• 4.2 million small businesses and entrepreneurs could lose their Marketplace insurance, making it harder for entrepreneurs to take the risk to start a small business.
• As many as 500 at-risk rural hospitals could close.
• Nearly 19 million seniors will have to pay more than $400 per year more on prescription drugs when Trump repeals the $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket expenses.
• More than 3 million Black Americans will lose coverage.
• More than 4 million Latinos will lose coverage.
• More than 1 million Asian Americans will lose coverage.

The new report comes ahead of this week’s running mate debate, where JD Vance will face off against Governor Tim Walz. Vance has been the lead cheerleader for the Trump-Vance health care plan. As  the Washington Post reported: “Vance floats new health plans for chronically ill, reopening ACA debate,” finding that “experts said the ideas sketched out by Vance threaten consumer protections enshrined in the 2010 health law, such as rules that guarantee health coverage to the tens of millions of Americans with preexisting conditions.”

The Harris campaign will be releasing this report into the battleground states and targeting diverse communities who will face severe consequences from this plan. This effort will help illustrate to voters how Donald Trump and JD Vance would hurt them economically and with regard to their health security.

READ THE REPORT

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