Senator Rosen Responds to Governor Lombardo: Stand Up to Your Own Party to Protect 40,000 Nevadans from Losing Their Health Care, Massive Cost Increases

WASHINGTON, DC– Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement in response to Governor Joe Lombardo’s letter about the Republican government shutdown. Senator Rosen has repeatedly voted in favor of legislation to reopen the government and address the looming spike in health care costs ahead of open enrollment on November 1st. Arecent analysisby the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation showed that health care premiums for hardworking families would more than double if the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits are not extended this year. In Nevada, nearly95,000people directly benefit from these tax credits.
“I want this government shutdown to end, which is why I urge Governor Lombardo to push Donald Trump and his own party in Washington to work in a bipartisan way to reopen the government and prevent a massive spike in health care costs for Nevadans,”said Senator Rosen.“Republicans control Congress and the White House, and if they fail to extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits, nearly 40,000 Nevadans are projected to lose their health coverage and every Nevada family will see costs go up. With open enrollment starting next week, we’re running out of time and we need the Governor to stand up to his own party to protect Nevadans’ ability to see a doctor without breaking the bank.”
Senator Rosen recently hosted a virtualroundtablewith Nevadans who rely on the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits to afford their health coverage. Earlier this year, Senator Rosen helped introduce theHealth Care Affordability Actto make the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits permanent — ensuring that Nevada families can continue to afford coverage. She alsotraveled up and down the state, meeting withhospital staffto discuss Washington Republicans’ extreme cuts to Medicaid and her legislation toreverse these cuts.
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