House Speaker Paul Ryan and President Trump announced in separate press conferences that the Affordable Care Act would remain as the law of the land for the foreseeable future. This followed a tumultuous week of negotiations within the GOP in an effort to garner sufficient votes to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA). Shortly before a scheduled floor vote, Speaker Ryan pulled the bill from consideration and noted that Republicans did not have the votes to pass the bill.
Our deepest thanks to the many AGS members who contacted their Representatives and Senators about the ways the AHCA would have harmed older Americans. This outcome would not have been possible without you and the countless others who stood together to preserve care for 24 million Americans.
The coming weeks will bring new challenges as we continue to advocate on behalf of geriatrics health professionals and the older adults they serve. We will work in a bipartisan fashion on these issues and we know that we cannot accomplish this alone. If you haven’t already done so, please sign up in our Health in Aging Advocacy Center (using your home address) so we can be sure to include you in our advocacy alerts.