As we recover from the shock and disappointment of the 2024 election, I want to pause for a moment to acknowledge the extraordinary work of everyone in the Protect Our Care family. Protect Our Care has been here before. We protected the ACA, Medicaid, and Medicare in the first Trump term. Together, we will protect them again.
This will be a difficult struggle and the consequences of failure are enormous. Trump and his MAGA Republican allies have pledged to repeal and/or sabotage the Affordable Care Act. Their policies will take away protections for pre-existing conditions, and rip health coverage away and raise health care costs for tens of millions. Trump has pledged to enact draconian funding cuts and work requirements that would devastate Medicaid and threaten health care for its 73 million enrollees. These include low-income children and adults as well as people with disabilities and seniors who need long-term care. Republicans have vowed to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act, which will raise drug prices for millions of seniors. Taken together, our efforts on health equity will suffer major losses.
Protect Our Care will be the “tip of the spear” in this battle to protect our health care from Trump’s extreme agenda. We are an action-oriented organization that combines experience and expertise in policy, politics, legislative strategy, advocacy, message development, communications, and organizing. We fight the legislative and political battles that must be won to protect and strengthen health care in America. We will hold politicians accountable for their health care records and champion those who are in this fight with us. We are already convening allies, strategizing with leaders in Congress, and expanding our targeted state-based efforts.
We may have lost this battle but we are not defeated. I am so proud of what we have achieved together and so thankful for your partnership and support. The battle goes on and with your continued support there are more victories to come in the future.
Leslie
