CONTACT: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org MADISON — President Trump late Thursday announced plans to further sabotage the American healthcare system by ending Affordable Care Act cost sharing reduction subsidies — a reckless, spiteful move expected to skyrocket Wisconsinites’ premiums by 36% — and Leah Vukmir and Kevin Nicholson are cheering him on. State Senator Vukmir offered “praise” for Trump’s cruel, purely political sabotage that will surge healthcare costs for the working families she mistakenly believes she deserves to represent. Kevin Nicholson tacitly endorsed Trump’s latest sabotage by going out of his way to avoid criticizing Trump’s move, then reverted back to his support for previous TrumpCare plans, reaffirming his view

CONTACT: Mary Kay Grasmick mgrasmick@wha.org Vice President, Communications Wisconsin Hospital Association 608-274-1820 or cell 608-575-7516 “For all its flaws in desperate need of remedy, the ACA has helped reduce Wisconsin’s uninsured rate by 42 percent and extended and sustained coverage to over 225,000 people, many of whom were previously uninsured. For the past several months (see two letters, here: www.wha.org/pdf/WHA-Johnson6-2-17.pdf and www.wha.org/pdf/WHA-CSR9-19-17.pdf ), WHA has called on and worked with Congress to try and address the ACA’s shortcomings, avoid the predictable challenges we now face and find ways for Wisconsin to preserve its coverage gains. Some progress was made in Graham/Cassidy/Heller/Johnson legislation for