11 DAYS: Congressman Mike Lawler is Running Out of Time to Sign the Health Care Discharge Petition and Lower Premium Costs for His Constituents
If Health Care Tax Credits Are Not Extended Ahead of the December 15 Open Enrollment Deadline, Hudson Valley Families Could See Their Insurance Premiums Double!
HUDSON VALLEY, NEW YORK — With a key Open Enrollment deadline drawing near, Congressman Mike Lawler is running out of time to sign the health care discharge petition and lower premium costs for thousands of his constituents in the Hudson Valley. December 15th marks the last day for New Yorkers to enroll in a plan for coverage beginning on January 1st. If the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits are not extended by then, working families could see their monthly premiums skyrocket, with some households forced to pay more than double what they paid this year for the same plan.
“As his constituents are staring down the barrel of an unprecedented insurance premium price hike, Congressman Mike Lawler is attempting to play politics with people’s lives,” said Dylan Wheeler, Regional Organizing Director for Empire State Voices. “Speaker Johnson has already come out against any extension of these critical tax credits, which means that the health care discharge petition is the only available path to avoiding this looming crisis. If Rep. Lawler is serious about fighting to make health care more affordable, he’ll sign on. If he doesn’t, he will reveal that he only ever cared about grandstanding and scoring cheap political points.”
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