AMA on Skinny Repeal: "A Toxic Prescription"

Hey Senate GOP, the American Medical Association has a stern warning for you. The Skinny Repeal bill? (You know, the one you *just* released text of, and are voting on two hours later?) Well, doctors are awake too, and they have thoughts. Here is the AMA's latest statement:

“Action is needed to address problems in the individual insurance market, but the so-called ‘skinny’ bill is a toxic prescription that would make matters worse. Eliminating the individual mandate will lead to adverse selection, triggering higher premiums and further destabilizing the individual market. The stated goal was to advance policies to lower premiums, but the ‘skinny’ bill would do the exact opposite, harming patients across the country.

“Further, the bill would result in millions more Americans without health insurance coverage.”

“Again, we urge Senators to oppose the ‘skinny’ bill and to pivot to a bipartisan effort, working through appropriate committees of jurisdiction and regular order to fix problems and gaps in current law to enable Americans to obtain quality, affordable health insurance.”