Repealing the Affordable Care Act Threatens Millions of Americans The Clinician Action Network, National Physician’s Alliance, #ProtectOurPatients coalition, Physicians for Reproductive Health, and American Medical Student Association represent nearly 60,000 current and future healthcare providers who believe in patient-centered healthcare. We are opposed to repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without an immediate replacement plan, as this will leave millions without coverage, disrupt the insurance market, and harm our ability to care for our patients. Seniors, people with disabilities and children would be left to fend for themselves; hardworking families would lose the preventive care coverage they need; and over 50 million Americans with preexisting conditions could again be denied healthcare by their insurance companies. Real lives are at stake, including millions of people within your own state who rely on the ACA to maintain access to healthcare. The numbers are clear regarding the impact of repeal without a replacement: •

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1 in 10 Americans would lose their insurance coverage, representing nearly 30 million Americans. This would double the overall number of uninsured to 58.7 million, representing a 103% increase by 2019.1 Of these newly uninsured, 82% would be in working families, and 38% would be ages 18-34. Healthcare providers would lose nearly $1.7 trillion in uncompensated care – much of which would written off by taxpayers.2 For every 2 jobs lost in healthcare, 3 jobs would be lost in other industries – nearly 2.6 million jobs could be lost.3 Millions of women would lose access to contraception and could be discriminated against with the recurrence of “gender-rating” allowing insurance companies to charge women more than men for the same healthcare plans.

Beyond these dire implications, repealing ACA is unpopular with Americans. Only one in five Americans favor an ACA repeal, and nearly three quarters oppose repeal altogether or want to wait until the plan details are known.4 As healthcare providers concerned about the wellbeing of every American, we must express our concerns. Although the ACA is far from perfect and needs reform, repealing it without a replacement is not the right path forward. We are asking you to oppose repealing the ACA until a replacement plan is put forth. For further information or questions, please contact us at [email protected]. 1  http://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/86236/2001013-­‐the-­‐implications-­‐of-­‐partial-­‐repeal-­‐of-­‐

the-­‐aca-­‐through-­‐reconciliation_0.pdf   2  http://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/86236/2001013-­‐the-­‐implications-­‐of-­‐partial-­‐repeal-­‐of-­‐ the-­‐aca-­‐through-­‐reconciliation_0.pdf   3  http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-­‐briefs/2017/jan/repealing-­‐federal-­‐health-­‐reform   4  http://kff.org/health-­‐costs/press-­‐release/poll-­‐public-­‐divided-­‐on-­‐repealing-­‐obamacare-­‐but-­‐few-­‐want-­‐it-­‐ repealed-­‐without-­‐replacement-­‐details/  

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