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Tell Sen. Isakson to vote ‘NO’ on Trumpcare

The U.S. Senate has been drafting their version of the American Health Care Act, mostly in closed-door meetings, but what has leaked out so far has not been promising. The version that passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives last month also included many concerning elements, and advocates are worried about the cuts to care that will happen if the AHCA is ultimately signed into law. If you or you loved ones benefit from

Healthcare

Missing: Have you seen this bill? Republicans hiding AHCA

A select group of Republicans in the Senate are pushing for a vote on the American Health Care Act or “Trumpcare” in the next week, but no one has even seen the bill. There’s a mere 13 senators leading this disaster, squabbling over and deciding health care for millions of people behind closed doors. Even other Republicans in the Senate are complaining that they haven’t laid eyes on the bill. The GOP players haven’t held

Congressional District 6

Karen Handel opposes accessible health care

Health care is the single biggest issue in the Congressional District 6 Special Election. According to the AJC’s recent Congressional District 6 Special Election survey, 81 percent of people polled said that health care was a very important issue and 94 percent of people polled said they are very or somewhat concerned about the cost of health care. However, if elected, Handel would rubber stamp Trump’s disastrous and unpopular American Health Care Act. By supporting the

Healthcare

Trump administration, complicit Republicans threaten Ga. women

It’s very clear Trump’s healthcare plans are bad for women. In addition to the challenges the American Health Care Act will create for folks who become pregnant or choose to seek support services after surviving a rape or sexual assault, cuts to family planning services are looming. And based on District 6 Congressional candidate Karen Handel’s attacks on women’s health, her defunding of Planned Parenthood and her willingness to stand by and say nothing as

Healthcare

Trumpcare disastrous for Georgia women

In a party line vote, Georgia’s nine Republican U.S. Representatives voted to gut health care protections for women and their families, while the state’s four Democrats voted against Trump’s American Health Care Act. The AHCA would be a disaster for the 2.1 million women of reproductive age in this state. Trump’s alternative to the ACA, as it passed the House, allows insurers to charge higher premiums or deny coverage to people for their health history,

Casey Cagle

What if Georgia policymakers cared about health care?

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle is taking the lead on health care reforms, creating the Health Care Reform Task Force, which had its first public meeting last week. Hundreds of thousands of Georgians stand to lose their health care or face higher costs to stay insured. Cagle has made it clear he plans to take “a free market approach,” which inevitably means tax cuts for businesses and the wealthy, and higher costs for everyone else. At