- Staff Reporter
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- May 18, 2017
- 4:26 pm
Heinrich: TrumpCare Puts More Than 6 Million People With Pre-Existing Conditions At Risk
WASHINGTON — The debate on national healthcare policy continues and on Thursday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) called on Senate Republicans to protect the more than six million people with pre-existing conditions from TrumpCare’s harmful impacts. According to a report released this week by the Kaiser Family Foundation, people with pre-existing conditions could face higher insurance premiums and experience a gap in coverage under the Republican bill that passed the House with President Trump’s support. In New Mexico, this would mean more than 300,000 people with pre-existing conditions could see an increase to their insurance premiums...