CHA Urges House of Representatives to Vote ‘No’ on Reconciliation Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the House of Representatives' vote on the reconciliation bill, Children’s Hospital Association President and CEO Matthew Cook urged lawmakers to vote ‘no’ to protect children’s health care:

“As far as we are concerned, the bill being weighed in the House right now is a stark pivot away from protecting children’s health and well-being.

“We’ve said it consistently: cutting Medicaid doesn’t only impact the nearly half of American children who are insured on the program, but every single child who will need care. With Medicaid cuts this severe, hospitals will have to make tough decisions about which services they can sustain for all children they serve, not just kids on Medicaid.

“This bill goes much further than the version the House originally passed, more than doubling the state directed payments and provider tax cuts to over $350 billion and directly impacting the care that children’s hospitals provide to all children. On behalf of the more than 200 children’s hospitals we represent, we ask the House to vote against this reconciliation bill.”