The Mike Rogers-backed tax law increases health care premiums for millions of Americans by 114% on average, risks hundreds of thousands of Michiganders losing coverage
LANSING — As Republicans in D.C. force a government shutdown rather than address the cost-of-living crisis they created, Price Hike Mike’s fingerprints can be found all over the disastrous policies that brought us to this point.
REMINDER:
- Mike Rogers said he “firmly supported” the GOP tax law that robs $1 trillion from Medicaid to pay for tax handouts for millionaires like himself, putting hundreds of thousands of Michiganders at risk of losing their health care.
- The Rogers-backed tax law failed to extend vital ACA subsidies that keep health care affordable, meaning that the vast majority of the 24 million people nationwide on the ACA marketplace will likely see their health care premiums increase by an average of 114%.
- Rogers has falsely said Michigan’s rural hospitals have “adequate protection” from his health care cuts, despite the fact several of the state’s rural hospitals are now at high risk of closure, with the Michigan Hospital Association warning the Rogers-backed tax law is “disastrous for access to care for Michiganders.”
“Mike Rogers is campaigning on the GOP tax law that rips away health care from hundreds of thousands of Michiganders and could cause millions of Americans to see their health care premiums increase by 114% on average,” said Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Joey Hannum. “Mike Rogers supports the very policies that created this health care crisis and he and his Senate Republican allies bear full responsibility for this government shutdown.”
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