Washington D.C. – A new national YouGov/CBS poll found a staggering 40 percent of voters say the Trump-GOP Big Ugly Bill passed last year has “hurt” them or their family, while 21 percent say they’ve seen no benefit at all. The survey comes as NBC News reports that insurance costs are poised to spike again next year for most Americans after Trump and Republicans like Lauren Boebert (R-CO-4), Gabe Evans (R-CO-8), Jeff Hurd (R-CO-3), Jeff Crank (R-CO-5) robbed $1 trillion from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to pay for tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations.
Brad Woodhouse, President of Save My Care: “So many families are worse off than they were before Trump-GOP Big Ugly law dug its claws into the economy. Since Republicans ripped away tax credits from working families, millions have seen their monthly premiums jump by hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars – and millions have been forced to drop coverage altogether. Gas, food and housing are all more expensive than the year before, and we already know health premiums will be even worse next year. Trump and his accomplices in Congress like Reps. Boebert, Evans, Hurd and Crank hatched a raw deal: a full-blown affordability crisis for working people in exchange for more tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. It’s no mystery why so many voters see the Big Ugly law as a punch in the gut, and why Reps. Boebert, Evans, Hurd and Crank desperately want Colorado families to forget who brought the pain.”
KEY REASONS WHY 40% OF VOTERS SAY THE BIG UGLY LAW “HURT” THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES:
Jeff Hurd claimed that the GOP’s new Medicaid restrictions are “quite modest and reasonable. Lauren Boebert claimed that the bill she voted for “strengthens Medicaid.” Jeff Crank claimed that the bill he voted for was “a win for the American people”. Gabe Evans bragged that bill he voted for, cutting health care by over $1 trillion, “projects Medicaid spending to increase year after year.” But the reality is:
- An estimated 24,889 Coloradans have already lost their Medicaid, CHIP, or ACA coverage after Republicans gutted health care.
- 6,886 Coloradans have been kicked off of Medicaid and CHIP.
- 18,003 Coloradans dropped their health care coverage after premiums skyrocketed.
- 190,000 Coloradans in total are anticipated to become uninsured between 2025 and 2034.
- Over 21,000 Coloradans living in Gabe Evans’ district, nearly 35,000 Coloradans living in Jeff Hurd’s district, over 31,000 Coloradans living in Lauren Boebert’s, and over 19,000 Coloradans living in Jeff Crank’s district were receiving tax credits to make their health care more affordable.
Now premiums for Coloradans receiving ACA tax credits increased by an average of 137% this year:
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- A 45-year-old in Colorado making $64,000 saw their average annual premium costs rise by $2,112 to hit $7,552 this year.
- A 60-year-old couple in Colorado making $85,000 saw their average annual premium costs rise by $21,164 to hit $28,389 this year.
- A family of four in Colorado making $130,000 saw their average annual premium costs rise by $10,320 to hit $21,370 this year.
COLORADO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AT RISK
- Now, thanks to Republicans gutting the premium tax credits and hiking Coloradans’ premiums, providers in Colorado will lose an additional $145 million in funding and face a 18.3% spike in uncompensated care demand.
- Colorado hospitals alone are expected to lose $8.2 billion over the next decade. Nearly 70 percent of Colorado hospitals ended 2024 with unsustainable margins.
VOICES FROM THE DENVER AREA
- Mercedes from Commerce City: “She said the new premium will ‘barely’ be manageable, but, ‘I don’t really want to gamble [on] not having health insurance. I mean, we’ll have to make it work.’ ‘‘We are small business owners and have to provide health insurance for ourselves and our family out of pocket,’ [Mercedes] Von Pichl said. ‘And before the Affordable Care Act, we were not able to afford insurance and that was without kids, so it’s been a lifeline.’”
- David from Denver: “Right now, paying $900 more per year is an annoyance…my premiums have doubled.”
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