Rosen Demands Trump Administration Provide Data on Impacts of Rising Health Care Costs

WASHINGTON, DC - As Donald Trump releases his Fiscal Year 2027 Budget request, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) is demanding that Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. conduct a full and thorough analysis of rising-out-of-pocket health care costs for Americans. As a result of Trump's harmful and dangerous Medicaid cuts in the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act and Washington Republicans' failure to extend the Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits, millions of Americans have already lost their health care insurance coverage and face higher overall health care costs.

"The Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans' devastating cuts to health care are negatively affecting patients' access to quality, affordable care. Many hospitals - especially in rural areas or locations where underserved patients are treated - had already been struggling financially prior to the Trump Republican health care cuts," wrote Senator Rosen. "These high premiums may further force patients to forgo their health insurance coverage in the future as they choose between rent, food, and health coverage. For patients in rural areas, the loss of Medicaid and ACA e-PTCs is projected to cause nearly four million people to lose their health insurance."

"It is now more important than ever that Americans have the full data in front of them to make important and consequential decisions regarding their health care," Senator Rosen continued. "Americans are feeling the burden of health care costs, and it is HHS' responsibility to assess the economic impacts of these new and severe health care cuts and provide their findings to Congress so that we may make the necessary policy and funding decisions to address the Trump-Republican health care crisis."

The full letter can be found HERE

Senator Rosen has fought to protect Nevadans' access to health care. Senator Rosen introduced a resolution condemning the Trump Administration's cuts to Medicaid to fund tax breaks for millionaires. She also led the fight to push Washington Republicans to extend the ACA tax credits, supporting the introduction of a bill to overturn Medicaid cuts - which Republicans refused. Senator Rosen has introduced bipartisan legislation to lower the costs of medications and medical devices. She has also introduced bipartisan legislation that would directly reduce out-of-pocket costs for seniors on Medicare.

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