Springfield, MA
SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the Department of Labor finalized a rule to expand the availability association health plans:
“Today’s rule is a continuation of Republicans’ sabotage of our nation’s health care system that forces American families to pay more money for worse insurance. These garbage association health plans provide inadequate coverage, threatening the health and economic security of America’s families. As people buy into these shoddy plans, insurance costs rise across the board for everyone else.
“This rule comes on the heels of the Republican tax law, which is causing premiums to skyrocket across the nation, and the Department of Justice’s decision not to defend protections for people with pre-existing conditions. The Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress are deliberately and aggressively causing Americans to pay higher costs for their health coverage. Families can’t afford these unnecessary new expenses, and our nation can’t afford the repercussions of Republicans’ devastating actions to undermine Americans’ access to care.”
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