Washington, D.C. — On the debate stage tonight, Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump laid out starkly different visions for the future of health care. While Trump doubled down on his lies and dangerous health care agenda, Harris made her priorities clear: “Access to health care should be a right and not just a privilege of those who can afford it.”
Vice President Harris wants to build on the success of the Inflation Reduction Act and extend its prescription drug savings to everyone, including capping insulin costs at $35 per month and limiting total out-of-pocket drug costs at $2,000 per year. Her plan also includes accelerating Medicare negotiations to lower costs for even more drugs and make the tax credits that are helping people afford their coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) permanent, canceling medical debt for millions of families, and building on her work to combat the nation’s maternal mortality crisis. In contrast, Trump is once again pushing to gut the ACA and its protections for pre-existing conditions, slash tens of billions of dollars from Medicaid and Medicare, and hike prescription drug prices while funneling more tax breaks for big drug companies and wealthy executives.
In response, Protect Our Care Executive Director Brad Woodhouse issued the following statement:
“Donald Trump put his health care lies on full display on the debate stage. No matter what comes out of his mouth, Trump’s record on health care stays the same. During Trump’s time in office, drug prices skyrocketed, millions of Americans lost their health coverage, and big drug and insurance companies and their CEOs were rewarded with billions in tax breaks. Trump’s first goal as president was to repeal the ACA, and even when he failed, he spent his presidency sabotaging it until the bitter end. The American people demand lower costs and better care – while Donald Trump is fighting for executives on Wall Street, Kamala Harris is fighting for hardworking families.”