Senator Hassan Hosts Discussion in Nashua on Threats to Health Care Under Republican Tax Bill

NASHUA – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan heard directly this week from Lamprey Health Care leaders, other Nashua-area health care providers, and a Granite State Medicaid recipient about the importance of protecting Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act. This discussion comes as President Trump and Congressional Republicans continue their efforts to gut the health care that millions of Americans rely on in order to pay for tax breaks for corporate special interests and billionaires.  

“President Trump and Congressional Republicans continue to push forward a plan that will make severe health care cuts, while also giving tax breaks to billionaires and corporate special interests... They are paying for these tax breaks by cutting Medicaid and taking health care coverage away from about 36,000 Granite Staters,” said Senator Hassan. “At a time when families are struggling with rising costs... I just can’t think of a worse idea than what the Administration and Congressional Republicans are proposing, which is to make it harder to afford health care, too.” 

Senator Hassan, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health, has been hearing directly from Granite Staters about the importance of safeguarding Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act, and has been voicing her opposition to the GOP’s plan to cut these programs. A recent analysis from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office found that because the Congressional Republican plan increases the deficit by $2.3 trillion, it will trigger automatic cuts of $490 billion to Medicare. More than 60 million American seniors are enrolled in Medicare. An additional recent analysis of the Republican tax plan estimates that 36,856 Granite Staters will lose their health insurance by 2034 because of proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.   

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