Doctor’s Orders: Abandon TrumpCare

Yet another organization is coming out in opposition to TrumpCare. The American Medical Association is joining dozens of hospitals, medical providers, faith organizations, and others to urge Senate Republicans to abandon TrumpCare. In a letter to Senate Leaders, the American Medical Association did not mince words, announcing their opposition because it violates their oath: “first, do no harm.” From The Hill:

“The American Medical Association (AMA) wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) warning against cuts to Medicaid and changes to ObamaCare's subsidies and regulations.”

“‘Medicine has long operated under the precept of Primum non nocere, or ‘first, do no harm.’ The draft legislation violates that standard on many levels,’ AMA Executive Vice President and CEO James Madara wrote in the letter.”

“We believe that Congress should be working to increase the number of Americans with access to quality, affordable health insurance instead of pursuing policies that have the opposite effect, and we renew our commitment to work with you in that endeavor."

“‘It seems highly likely,’ Madara wrote, that the changes ‘will expose low and middle income patients to higher costs and greater difficulty in affording care.’"