We strongly oppose the Administration’s decision to stop funding cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments.— AARP Advocates (@AARPadvocates) October 13, 2017
- These subsidies help 6 million people, including more than 2 million older Americans, afford the health insurance they need.
- For example, in 2017, subsidies kept out-of-pocket limits $5600 lower, on average, for people between 100-150% of the federal poverty limit.
- See our full research on how CSRs protect consumers from out-of-pocket costs- with exclusive state-by-state numbers: http://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/ppi/2017/09/csr-fact-sheet.pdf …
- We ask ourselves the same simple question with each health care action: does it lower costs and increase coverage for the American people?
- The answer here is NO. Ending these subsidies could devastate millions of Americans, leaving them unable to afford health care.
- We strongly encourage Washington to find commonsense, bipartisan solutions to lower health care costs and increase coverage.
- We support the recent open and bipartisan efforts by Senators Alexander and Murray to work on market stability legislation.
- All Americans need and deserve affordable premiums, lower out-of-pocket costs, and coverage they can count on as they age.
- AARP will keep fighting on behalf of our 38 million members to ensure our elected leaders focus on lowering costs and improving care.
