Today, the Harris-Walz campaign released a new report that publicly unveils the “concept of a plan” that Trump and Vance are running on, in full, for the first time and its impact on Wisconsinites’ health care. The report outlines how many Wisconsinites would face certain consequences like higher prescription drug costs, loss of insurance, removal of certain essential benefits or other protections and limits on reproductive health care under a Trump-Vance administration.
In the first debate, Trump vowed to end the Affordable Care Act, saying he had the “concept of a plan” that he would enact instead. Days later, Vance outlined specifics of this plan: promising to bring back high-risk pools that would skyrocket costs for Americans with preexisting conditions. That comes after Trump has promised to “never give up” on trying to “terminate” the ACA, which would rip insurance away from millions of Americans – including over 260,000 in Wisconsin – and raise costs for millions more.
“Donald Trump and JD Vance have told us their ‘concept’ of a health care plan, and it is devastating for Wisconsin families,” said Harris campaign Senior Policy Advisor Brian Nelson. “They may not want Americans to see the details of their plan, but Vice President Harris and Governor Walz won’t let them get away with hiding its effects. The new report our campaign is releasing today lays out for the first time what their plan really is and how it would raise costs and remove peace of mind for millions of Americans. It is a stark contrast with Vice President Harris’ plan to continue strengthening the Affordable Care Act, bringing costs down for millions, making prescription drugs less expensive, and getting more Americans insurance than ever before.”
The new report includes an analysis of how the Trump-Vance plan would hurt Wisconsinites, including:
- In Wisconsin, over 260,000 people could have to pay more under Trump’s plans, with a middle-class family potentially facing premiums nearly $12,000 more.
- 2.4 million people with preexisting conditions in Wisconsin could be denied health care coverage or charged thousands of dollars more under the Trump-Vance plan for high-risk pools.
- The Trump-Vance plan would roll back the Biden-Harris administration’s work to cap the price of insulin at $35 for seniors, cap the price of out-of-pocket drugs and negotiate with Medicare, which could harm nearly 1 million Wisconsin seniors.
- In Wisconsin, the report finds that Trump’s plans would impact 2.95 million women and 1.12 million women of reproductive age.
The full report is available here.
The new report comes ahead of this week’s running mate debate, where JD Vance will face off against Governor Tim Walz. Vance has been the lead cheerleader for the Trump-Vance health care plan. As the Washington Post reported, “Vance floats new health plans for chronically ill, reopening ACA debate,” finding that “experts said the ideas sketched out by Vance threaten consumer protections enshrined in the 2010 health law, such as rules that guarantee health coverage to the tens of millions of Americans with preexisting conditions.”
