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Dr. Ruiz Slams Trumpcare's Impact on Patients After Release of Newest CBO Score

Statement

By: Raul Ruiz
By: Raul Ruiz
Date: June 26, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Health and Health Care

Today Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released their score of the Senate Republicans' health care bill:

"The CBO score of the Senate version of Trumpcare confirms yet again what we have known for months -- this bill will undoubtedly harm the American people. This nonpartisan analysis found that 15 million more Americans will become uninsured within a year and that number would reach 22 million within a decade. For patients with chronic illnesses who will go without access to lifesaving medications because they don't have insurance -- this is dangerous. For patients who have serious conditions that won't get caught and treated early because they can't afford preventive services -- this can be life threatening. This bill isn't just mean; it's cruel, it's deadly, and it must be stopped."


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