Rep. Sarbanes: Maryland Delegation and Community Leaders Spotlight Immediate Dangers of Repealing the Affordable Care Act
The event comes as the non-partisan
"Repealing the Affordable Care Act without any semblance of a plan as to how to replace it will seriously impact Marylanders' lives. The number of uninsured people in our state has dropped by about half since the ACA's passage, which benefits everyone because taxpayers no longer have to absorb the cost-shifting to pay for those who are not covered. And that progress is at extreme risk, but it goes much further," said
"The more we learn about the impact of repealing the Affordable Care Act, the scarier the results become," said
"The Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act without immediately replacing it will have devastating consequences for millions of Marylanders," said
"The
"Repealing the Affordable Care Act would have brutal consequences on the families of the
Nearly 350,000 Marylanders - and roughly 20 million Americans nationwide - have gained access to health care through the coverage provisions of the ACA, including subsidized coverage through the insurance marketplaces and expansion of
President-elect
* 347,000 individuals in the state who have gained coverage since the ACA was implemented could lose their coverage if the ACA is entirely or partially repealed.
* 72,175 individuals in the state who received cost-sharing reductions to lower out-of-pocket costs such as deductibles, co-pays, and coinsurance are now at risk of having healthcare become unaffordable if the
* 2,953,834 individuals in the state who now have private health insurance that covers preventive services without any co-pays, coinsurance, or deductibles stand to lose this access if the
* Women in the state who can now purchase insurance for the same price as men are at risk of being charged more for insurance if the
* Roughly 975,000 individuals in the state who have pre-existing health conditions are at risk of having their coverage rescinded, being denied coverage, or being charged significantly more for coverage if the
* The state is at risk of losing
* 86,073 seniors who have saved an average of
* 604,509 seniors who have received free preventive care services thanks to ACA provisions requiring coverage of annual wellness visits and eliminating cost-sharing for many recommended preventive services covered by Medicare Part B, such as cancer screenings, are at risk of losing access to these services if congressional
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