Laura Harker

Senior health policy analyst with @CenterOnBudget. @GaBudget alum. Health equity advocate. Beaufort, NC is home. #GoHeels!

[Peggy Bailey @PeggyBaileyDC]

Senators who are worried about how the reconciliation bills’ health care cuts will impact rural providers should not be swayed by reports that a “rural hospital stabilization fund” could be added to the bill.

That’s a weak band aid, not a cure. https://t.co/J1JCg5A4QX

[Center on Budget @CenterOnBudget]

#GreatRead via @NewRepublic featuring @LauraEHark highlighting the threat of the Congressional Republican’s budget plan, which could kick millions off #Medicaid as federal spending is slashed: https://t.co/kasPGSrYBo

[Laura Harker @LauraEHark]

Congress should reject work requirement proposals, which are just code for cuts to Medicaid, and protect health coverage for millions. #ProtectMedicaid

[Laura Harker @LauraEHark]

Cutting Medicaid by taking away health coverage from people who don’t meet work requirements would cause millions, incl. low-income workers, caregivers & people w/ chronic illnesses, to lose health care access & face unnecessary red tape to keep their health care #ProtectMedicaid

[Laura Harker @LauraEHark]

The harm from work requirements is real - as seen in Arkansas where nearly 1 in 4 people lost coverage under a Medicaid work req. and in Georgia where excessive paperwork and complex rules have kept many people from getting coverage. https://t.co/GDCAQ8wQVR

[Laura Harker @LauraEHark]

Eliminating Medicaid expansion was a key goal of Republicans’ failed effort to repeal the ACA eight years ago, and Congress should once again reject efforts to undermine it. #ProtectMedicaid

[Laura Harker @LauraEHark]

Medicaid expansion covers more than 20M adults w/ low incomes, helping them become healthier & more financially secure. Expansion coverage has saved lives, improved access to care and health outcomes & protected people from medical debt. https://t.co/BU95A9BNJM

[Laura Harker @LauraEHark]

A proposal to put a per capita cap on federal funding for the expansion group would shift between $72B and $190B in costs to states from 2026 to 2034, increasing state expansion costs by 41 to 108 percent and jeopardizing coverage for millions of people. https://t.co/M2v6nIKoEz