Lower Drug Costs for Seniors, $35-Per-Month Insulin and Protections For Pre-Existing Conditions on the Trump-Vance Chopping Block
Washington D.C. — Tonight, vice presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance faced off on the debate stage and laid out very different visions for American health care. While Vance spewed lies to cover up Donald Trump’s disastrous health care record, the American people know the truth. Kamala Harris will build on the success of the ACA, protect people with pre-existing conditions, and lower drug prices for every American.
In the last few weeks, JD Vance has repeatedly attacked the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and called for gutting protection for people with pre-existing conditions. At the same time, Vance is trying to cover up Trump’s deeply unpopular health care record. Vance falsely claimed Donald Trump “chose to build upon” the ACA – despite Trump’s top policy priority being a full repeal and replacement of the law. He also falsely claimed that Trump lowered drug costs – when the Biden-Harris administration did just that. In response, Protect Our Care Executive Director Brad Woodhouse issued the following statement:
“JD Vance is lying through his teeth. From his first day in office, Donald Trump worked to repeal and sabotage the ACA and every turn. Drug prices soared under Trump, and he did nothing to stop it. Costs went up and millions lost their coverage.
“Trump and Vance have made their stance on health care clear: they want to repeal the Affordable Care Act and Inflation Reduction Act, slash Medicaid and Medicare funding, take away protections for pre-existing conditions, raise prescription drug and premium costs, and strip away health care from millions of Americans. They want to hike costs on middle-class families while giving more tax breaks to billionaires, CEOs, and corporations. The VP debate has only made it more clear that the future of American health care is on the ballot in November.”
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