Chair Cassidy Slams Democrats Voting to Raise Health CARE Costs, Block Money to American Families

WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, slammed Democrats for voting to raise health costs on millions of Americans and preventing families from receiving up to $5,000 to pay for care.
Cassidy’s Republican legislation, introduced alongside Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID), lowers insurance premiums by 11 percent, lowers out-of-pocket costs, and gives thousands of dollars directly to families to control their own care. This bill is an alternative to Democrats’ temporary COVID bonuses, which send billions of tax dollars to giant insurance companies without lowering insurance premiums.
“Democrats want to force families to pay $6,000 out-of-pocket before their insurance kicks in. Republicans want to make health care affordable and put thousands in patients’ pockets to help pay for their out-of-pocket expenses,”said Dr. Cassidy. “Democrats need to stop playing politics with people’s health care and come to the table to find real solutions.”Before the vote, Cassidyspokeon the U.S. Senate floor in support of the Republican legislation.
Cassidyhas continuously calledfor Congress to work together on solutions to lower the cost of health insurance for families. Over the past few months, Cassidy has urged Congress to address rising health care costs in aSenate Finance Committee hearing, aHELP Committee hearing, and on theU.S. Senate Floor.
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