ACP: Graham-Cassidy proposal would cause ‘unacceptable’ spike in uninsured patients

The American College of Physicians recently sent two separate letters, one to Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy, MD, (R-La.) and the other to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Charles Schumer, conveying its strong opposition to the Graham-Cassidy proposal to ‘repeal and replace’ essential aspects of the Affordable Care Act, including Medicaid expansion and premium and cost-sharing subsidies. “Substantial cuts to Medicaid authorized by this legislation would cause a significant increase in the number of uninsured patients and that it would undermine essential benefits provided for patients insured under current law,” Jack Ende, MD, MACP, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP), wrote in the letters.