By Peter Clark, Texans Care for Children
There are plenty of reasons to be outraged about the health care repeal bill in Congress.
One of the worst parts of the bill is the provision to end Medicaid as we know it. The plan would establish a Medicaid “per-capita cap,” similar to a block grant.
That’s essentially a backdoor way to permanently cut Medicaid and shift the costs...
Five years ago, an aneurysm exploded in the back of my brain. I was airlifted to the hospital for emergency brain surgery. Neurosurgeons repaired the aneurysm, and found two others, both waiting to rupture.
After surgery, complications ensued. My lungs shut down from life-threatening pneumonia, a hospital-acquired infection caused by “superbug” contamination from either the breathing...
My wife and I both work in the arts and depend on the Affordable Care Act for health coverage.
I am a church musician who went uninsured for many years before getting coverage through the ACA. Claire has worked professionally as an artist for five years, and has held apprenticeships. She was on her parents’ insurance until 2016, and now works at a performing arts center.
In...
My name is Kyla. My husband and I have three children, two of whom are medically complex. We are hard-working, middle class, tax paying individuals. Without Medicaid and CHIP, we would be financially ruined and there is a very strong chance our children would not be alive today.
Katie, my 11-year-old, is covered by Medicaid as part of the Medically Dependent Children’s Program which has...
I'm 26 years old. My husband and I eloped in 2014 and we welcomed our first baby in April 2016. I was lucky growing up to have a dad with a state job and good insurance. When I moved away from home, I was still covered by his plan because I was a part-time student. When I ran out of money for school, the ACA had passed, and I was able to stay on his plan until I aged out last November. At that...
My name is Mason, and I'm an entrepreneur and small business owner. I started a software company around six years ago, which today employs six full-time and part-time employees. Starting a new business can be both exhilarating and terrifying. As an entrepreneur, you experience the excitement of creating something new and working hard to realize your dreams, but at the same time you are taking...
Thank you for all the work you've put into protecting health care and trying to stop the repeal bill.
As you probably know by now, it passed the U.S. House of Representatives on a vote of 217-213.
It's a tough pill to swallow. And we probably all need to take a deep breath. But we also need to keep a few things in mind:
Our work together has made a difference.Our work to...
My name is Stephanie and I’m 37. In my 20s, I chose jobs so I could always have employer-sponsored health insurance because that was important to me. I was healthy and worked full-time until age 32, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. My health insurance plan is a good one, so I’m glad that I didn’t have to go into debt to pay my bills. I’ve been on the same plan since 2005 and luckily,...
May 2, 2017
For Immediate Release
Contact: Peter Clark, 512-417-9262
AUSTIN – Twenty-eight Texas organizations sent the following letter to Congressman Will Hurd last night urging him to vote no on the health care repeal bill currently under consideration in the U.S. Congress. According to media reports, the House of Representatives may vote on the bill this week. The vote...
I am a 28-year-old entrepreneur. I’ve benefited from the Affordable Care Act, first when I was able to remain on my parents' insurance until age 26, and also because I had a pre-existing health condition for which I’ve been hospitalized a few times. For this freelancer and small business owner, the ACA is only affordable way I can buy health insurance.
When I first started freelancing,...
I am 64 years old and looking forward to the protection Medicare will offer me, because I am greatly concerned about repeal of my ACA coverage. For my entire working life, I carried and paid for quality full-coverage health insurance for over 25 years, either personally or through an employer. I was the guy insurance companies count on to balance their risk—I didn’t have any serious health...
AUSTIN – As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares for a possible vote on the revised...
President Trump and House Speaker Ryan are getting closer to calling for a vote on their health care repeal bill -- and the bill just got even worse.
Their plan would still leave 24 million uninsured. It would still make insurance more expensive for millions of people, particularly those who are over age 50, on a tight budget, or in rural areas. And it would still radically reshape...
