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Protect Our Care Builds on Seven-Figure Campaign With New Ads in 8 Key Districts Around the Country

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Minnesota — Today, Protect Our Care is releasing a new ad highlighting Angie Craig (MN-02) efforts to bring down health care for Minnesotans. The ad features a testimonial from Jessica, who struggles to afford the high premiums on her health insurance. In the ad, Jessica tells her personal story and thanks lawmakers like Rep. Craig for standing up to big insurance companies and expanding affordable coverage to working people. 

Polling shows that health care consistently ranks as a top concern for Americans, particularly when they are concerned about higher prices. People across political parties overwhelmingly support reforms to bring down health care costs. Protect Our Care’s new ad will begin running on Tuesday, May 17 on broadcast and cable television, streaming services, YouTube and other digital platforms. 

The new ad is part of a multi-million dollar campaign announced last month to support health care champions fighting to lower health care costs. The overall campaign is focused in the following districts: Reps. Cindy Axne (IA-03), Angie Craig (MN-02), Sharice Davids (KS-03), Andy Kim (NJ-03), Susie Lee (NV-03), Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), and Susan Wild (PA-07). Last month, Protect Our Care released ads highlighting Rep. Craig’s work to ban surprise medical bills and lower insurance premiums. Watch the first ads in the series here.

“Rep. Craig is working tirelessly to lower the costs of health insurance for Minnesotans,” said Protect Our Care Chair Leslie Dach. “Minnesotans are worried about rising costs and Rep. Craig is leading the fight to give them more breathing room as they manage their family budget. Thanks to Rep. Craig’s efforts, we are closer than ever to ensuring Minnesotans can afford the health care they need.” 

Ad Script for MN-02:

Jessica: As someone who faces a number of chronic health conditions, I was paying as much each month for my health insurance as I was my mortgage. So when Congress passed the bill that lowered my premiums – that made a huge difference.
Narrator: Congresswoman Angie Craig got it done. Passing the bill that lowered premiums for millions of families.
Jessica: I’m saving 200 hundred dollars a month -that’s money for groceries, for bills …that’s a big deal for us.
Narrator: Congresswoman Craig. Lowering costs, for us.

Protect Our Care Builds on Seven-Figure Campaign With New Ads in 8 Key Districts Around the Country

Watch the Ad Here

Virginia — Today, Protect Our Care is releasing a new ad highlighting Abigail Spanberger’s (VA-07) efforts to bring down health care and prescription drug costs for Virginians. The ad features a testimonial from Mindy, a Type I diabetic who struggles to afford life saving medications. In the ad, Mindy tells her personal story and thanks lawmakers like Rep. Spanberger for standing up to big pharmaceutical companies and fighting to lower prescription drug prices and cap insulin costs. 

Polling shows that health care consistently ranks as a top concern for Americans, particularly when they are concerned about higher prices. People across political parties overwhelmingly support reforms to bring down health care costs. Protect Our Care’s new ad will begin running on Tuesday, May 17 on broadcast and cable television, streaming services, YouTube and other digital platforms. 

The new ad is part of a multi-million dollar campaign announced last month to support health care champions fighting to lower health care costs. The overall campaign is focused in the following districts: Reps. Cindy Axne (IA-03), Angie Craig (MN-02), Sharice Davids (KS-03), Andy Kim (NJ-03), Susie Lee (NV-03), Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), and Susan Wild (PA-07). Last month, Protect Our Care released ads highlighting Rep. Spanberger’s work to ban surprise medical bills and lower insulin prices. Watch the first ads in the series here.

“Rep. Spanberger is working tirelessly to lower the costs of health insurance and prescription drugs for Virginians,” said Protect Our Care Chair Leslie Dach. “Virginians are worried about rising costs and Rep. Spanberger is leading the fight to give them more breathing room as they manage their family budget. Thanks to Rep. Spanberger’s efforts, we are closer than ever to ensuring Virginians can afford the health care they need.”

Ad Script for VA-07:

The drug companies just keep raising prices. 


I pay three hundred and fifty dollars for my diabetes medication.

 I can’t keep up with that…

But finally, Congress is doing something about it.

Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger.

She’s taking on big drug companies to cap the cost of Insulin, and to allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices.

 Fighting to bring down drug costs  – that means everything to me.

 Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger. 

Lowering costs, for us.

Protect Our Care Builds on Seven-Figure Campaign With New Ads in 8 Key Districts Around the Country

Watch the Ad Here

Iowa — Today, Protect Our Care is releasing a new ad highlighting U.S. Representative Cindy Axne’s (IA-03) efforts to bring down health care costs for Iowans. The ad features a testimonial from Jessica, who struggles to afford the high premiums on her health insurance. In the ad, Jessica tells her personal story and thanks lawmakers like Rep. Axne for standing up to big insurance companies and expanding affordable coverage to working people. 

Polling shows that health care consistently ranks as a top concern for Americans, particularly when they are concerned about higher prices. People across political parties overwhelmingly support reforms to bring down health care costs. Protect Our Care’s new ad will begin running on Tuesday, May 17 on broadcast and cable television, streaming services, YouTube and other digital platforms. 

The new ad is part of a multi-million dollar campaign announced last month to support health care champions fighting to lower health care costs. The overall campaign is focused in the following districts: Reps. Cindy Axne (IA-03), Angie Craig (MN-02), Sharice Davids (KS-03), Andy Kim (NJ-03), Susie Lee (NV-03), Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), and Susan Wild (PA-07). Last month, Protect Our Care released ads highlighting Rep. Axne’s work to ban surprise medical bills and lower insurance premiums. Watch the first ads in the series here.

“Rep. Axne is working tirelessly to lower the costs of health insurance for Iowans.” said Protect Our Care Chair Leslie Dach. “Iowans are worried about rising costs and Rep. Axne is leading the fight to give them more breathing room as they manage their family budget. Thanks to Rep. Axne’s efforts, we are closer than ever to ensuring Iowans can afford the health care they need.” 

Ad Script for IA-03:

Jessica: As someone who faces a number of chronic health conditions, I was paying as much each month for my health insurance as I was my mortgage. So when Congress passed the bill that lowered my premiums – that made a huge difference.

Narrator: Congresswoman Cindy Axne got it done. Passing the bill that lowered premiums for millions of families. 

 Jessica: I’m saving 200 hundred dollars a month – that’s money for groceries, for bills …that’s a big deal for us.

Narrator: Congresswoman Axne. Lowering costs, for us.

Protect Our Care Builds on Seven-Figure Campaign With New Ads in 8 Key Districts Around the Country

Watch the Ad Here

Michigan — Today, Protect Our Care is releasing a new ad highlighting U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin’s (MI-08) efforts to bring down health care and prescription drug costs for Michiganders. The ad features a testimonial from Mindy, a Type I diabetic who struggles to afford life saving medications. In the ad, Mindy tells her personal story and thanks lawmakers like Rep. Slotkin for standing up to big pharmaceutical companies and fighting to lower prescription drug prices and cap insulin costs.

Polling shows that health care consistently ranks as a top concern for Americans, particularly when they are concerned about higher prices. People across political parties overwhelmingly support reforms to bring down health care costs. Protect Our Care’s new ad will begin running on Tuesday, May 17 on broadcast and cable television, streaming services, YouTube and other digital platforms.

The new ad is part of a multi-million dollar campaign announced last month to support health care champions fighting to lower health care costs. The overall campaign is focused in the following districts: Reps. Cindy Axne (IA-03), Angie Craig (MN-02), Sharice Davids (KS-03), Andy Kim (NJ-03), Susie Lee (NV-03), Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), and Susan Wild (PA-07). Last month, Protect Our Care released ads highlighting Rep. Slotkin’s work to ban surprise medical bills and lower insulin prices. Watch the first ads in the series here.

“Rep. Slotkin is working tirelessly to lower the costs of health insurance and prescription drugs for Michiganders,” said Protect Our Care Chair Leslie Dach. “Michiganders are worried about rising costs and Rep. Slotkin is leading the fight to give them more breathing room as they manage their family budget. Thanks to Rep. Slotkin’s efforts, we are closer than ever to ensuring Michiganders can afford the health care they need.”

Ad Script for MI-08:

The drug companies just keep raising prices.


I pay three hundred and fifty dollars for my diabetes medication.

I can’t keep up with that…

But finally, Congress is doing something about it.

Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin.

She’s taking on big drug companies to cap the cost of Insulin, and to allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices.

Fighting to bring down drug costs  – that means everything to me.
Congresswoman  Elissa Slotkin.

Lowering costs, for us.

New Ads Will Launch in 8 Key Districts Around the Country and Include Broadcast, Cable and Digital Platforms

Watch the New Ads Here

Washington, DC — Protect Our Care is starting new ads as part of its now $6 million campaign about members of Congress who’ve been working to bring down health care costs for American families. The first ad tells the story of Jessica, a single mom with multiple chronic health conditions, who saved $200 per month because these members delivered lower health insurance premiums in the American Rescue Plan. The second ad features Mindy, a Type I diabetic, highlighting members fighting to give Medicare the power to negotiate lower drug prices. 

The new ads will begin running on Tuesday, May 17 in the following districts: Reps. Cindy Axne (IA-03), Angie Craig (MN-02), Sharice Davids (KS-03), Andy Kim (NJ-03), Susie Lee (NV-03), Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), and Susan Wild (PA-07). Last month, Protect Our Care launched the seven-figure dollar campaign with ads highlighting eight key members of Congress and their work to ban surprise medical bills and lower insulin prices. Watch the first ads in the series here.

“These lawmakers have led the fight for lower health care costs so families can pay their bills, balance their budgets, and breathe a little easier at night. They have cut health insurance premiums and are standing up to big drug companies to reduce the cost of prescription drugs,,” said Protect Our Care Chair Leslie Dach. “Americans from all walks of life support reforms to lower premium costs, give Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices, and reduce the cost of care. These members are delivering real results, and they won’t quit until health care is affordable for every American.”

Sample Ad Scripts:

Jessica – Bringing Down Health Insurance Premiums (IA-03)

Jessica: As someone who faces a number of chronic health conditions, I was paying as much each month for my health insurance as I was my mortgage. So when Congress passed the bill that lowered my premiums – that made a huge difference.

Narrator: Congresswoman Cindy Axne got it done. Passing the bill that lowered premiums for millions of families. 

Jessica: I’m saving 200 hundred dollars a month – that’s month for groceries, for bills …that’s a big deal for us.

Narrator: Congresswoman Slotkin. Lowering costs, for us.

Mindy – Bringing Down Drug Prices (MI-08)

Mindy: The drug companies just keep raising prices. I pay three hundred and fifty dollars for my diabetes medication. I can’t keep up with that. Finally, Congress is doing something about it.

 Narrator: Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin. She’s taking on big drug companies to cap the cost of Insulin, and to allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices.

Mindy: Fighting to bring down drug costs  – that means everything to me and my family.

Narrator: Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin. Lowering costs, for us.

Links to each of the ads can be found below:
Reps. Cindy Axne (IA-03)
Angie Craig (MN-02)
Sharice Davids (KS-03)
Andy Kim (NJ-03)
Susie Lee (NV-03)
Elissa Slotkin (MI-08)
Abigail Spanberger (VA-07)
Susan Wild (PA-07)

And the Republican Plan? A Big Fat “No” on Lowering Health Care Costs and a “Yes” on Returning to an Agenda of Repealing Health Care

Today, President Biden will deliver a speech on Democrats’ plans to lower costs amid rising inflation. Between fighting to lower health premiums and prescription drug prices and expanding affordable coverage to working families, Democrats are working tirelessly to lower everyday costs for the American people. The health care provisions in President Biden’s economic plan are among the most efficient and direct ways to put more money in people’s pockets, saving many families thousands of dollars on their annual health care needs. These reforms will give people more breathing room to pay for other necessities like food, child care, and rent, and they will help ensure families are able to access the health care they need. Meanwhile, Republicans have offered zero plans to curb inflation and oppose these reforms that would lower health care costs for millions of Americans. Even worse, Republicans have doubled down on their commitment to repealing lower health care premiums and other protections under the Affordable Care Act. Voters across parties agree: it’s time for Congress to act to lower health care costs now. 

How President Biden’s Agenda Lowers the Cost of Living

1. Checks Big Pharma’s Greed And Cuts Drug Costs. Over the past 20 years, price increases for brand-name drugs in Medicare Part D have risen at more than twice the rate of inflation. President Biden’s plan stops this predatory practice from Big Pharma by prohibiting drug companies from raising prices faster than the rate of inflation. This cap is essential to stop arbitrary price increases on life saving medications. Additionally, Medicare Part D out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs would be capped at $2,000 per year and insulin co-pays for all Americans with insurance would be capped at $35 each month, dramatically lowering the cost of living for millions of Americans.
2. Cuts Monthly Premiums For Millions Of Americans. In 2021, 14.5 million people signed up for health coverage through an ACA marketplace. This is the highest number of Americans to ever enroll and it is thanks to the premium savings created in President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. Families are now saving an average of $2,400 a year on their health insurance premiums, with a guaranteed option to purchase health care for less than 8.5 percent of their income. Previously, families earning just above 400 percent of the federal poverty level spent an average of 15 percent of their incomes on health insurance. President Biden’s plan also has eliminated premiums for Americans earning up to 150 percent of the federal poverty level who buy their coverage on the marketplace. President Biden’s plan is a critical tool in lowering the cost of living, which is exactly why 17 recipients of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences authored an open letter in support of President Biden’s plan and urged its passage. 
   • Reduces Racial Disparities In Health Coverage. The premium savings provided in the American Rescue Plan have made more than 65 percent of uninsured Black adults eligible for zero dollar premium plans and 75 percent eligible for plans less than $50 a month. For uninsured Hispanic and Latino adults, now more than 68 percent are eligible for zero dollar premium plans and nearly 80 percent can access plans for less than $50 a month. Health coverage access is imperative to reducing the racial wealth gap and racial disparities in health coverage.
   • Cuts Costs For Rural America. Thanks to the ARP, roughly 65 percent of rural Americans can access zero dollar premium health coverage and more than 76 percent are able to find a plan for less than $50 a month, narrowing the coverage differences between rural and urban America, giving rural Americans some much needed financial breathing room.
3. Closes The Medicaid Gap And Cuts Medical Debt. President Biden’s plan would allow more than two million Americans currently trapped in the Medicaid coverage gap to access zero dollar premium health coverage. Of those currently in the coverage gap, 62 percent are in the labor force, 30 percent are parents with children at home, more than 25 percent are essential workers, and 15 percent of adults have a disability. Medicaid expansion under the ACA caused a significant reduction in poverty and reduced income inequality across the board by more than 5 percent. In states that have expanded Medicaid, the chance of accruing medical debt is 20 percent lower than non-expansion states and, a 2018 analysis found that Medicaid expansion led to a nearly $6 billion decline in unpaid medical bills and to higher credit scores.

New polling from Navigator confirms broad support for Democrats’ economic plan to lower costs for the American people. Overall, 67 percent of voters support the package, including 88 percent of Democrats, 66 percent of independents, and 42 percent of Republicans. According to Navigator, voters report that out of all of the policies in the plan, voters’ top priorities are capping insulin costs, giving Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices, and extending hearing benefits to seniors. Roughly six in 10 voters reported concern that Republican control meant costs would keep going up, particularly as they are blocking lower drug prices and have voted against lower health care premiums. 

These results mirror new polling from Data for Progress and Invest in America showing voters strongly support the Democrats’ economic plan, ranking its health care provisions as the top five priorities for Congress. 

More from Navigator here.

Health care remains priority #1:

Voters strongly support Democrats’ economic plan: 

Voters agree Republicans are working to raise costs by blocking Medicare negotiation and rejecting lower health care premiums:

 

New polling from Data for Progress and Invest in America released yesterday shows voters strongly support Democrats’ investment package to lower costs for the American people. Across parties, 75 percent of voters support the package, compared to just 17 percent who oppose. Among all of the provisions being considered by Congress, health care ranks voters’ top five priorities. These results add to a string of recent polls confirming that voters want Congress to deliver lower health care costs, specifically by giving Medicare the power to negotiate lower drug prices, capping insulin costs, lowering premiums for families purchasing coverage on their own, and improving care for seniors and people with disabilities. 

More from Data for Progress here.