{"id":1627,"date":"2017-07-17T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2017\/07\/17\/tom-perez-gop-repeal-could-raise-premiums-for-177-million-with-employer-insurance\/"},"modified":"2017-07-17T15:50:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T15:50:00","slug":"tom-perez-gop-repeal-could-raise-premiums-for-177-million-with-employer-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/tom-perez-gop-repeal-could-raise-premiums-for-177-million-with-employer-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Perez: GOP Repeal Could Raise Premiums for 177 Million With Employer Insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement in response to this morning&rsquo;s <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/wonk\/wp\/2017\/07\/17\/how-the-republican-health-care-bill-could-raise-premiums-for-177-million-americans\/?utm_term=.b7ef541b0804\"><em>article<\/em><\/a><em> in the Washington Post that the Republican health care repeal bill could raise premiums for 177 million Americans who receive insurance through their employers:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The more we learn about the Republican health care repeal bill, the worse it gets. We now know that this bill won&rsquo;t just raise premiums for older Americans, women, and people with pre-existing conditions. It could also drastically increase costs for the 177 million Americans who receive insurance through their employers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This bill isn&rsquo;t just an affront to our values &ndash; it&rsquo;s an all-out assault on American workers who fuel our nation&rsquo;s prosperity. Democrats believe that health care is a right for all, not a privilege for a wealthy few. That&rsquo;s why we will continue to organize and fight back to protect health care for all Americans and ensure that our economy benefits working families.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement in response to this morning&rsquo;s article in the Washington Post that the Republican health care repeal bill could raise premiums for 177 million Americans who receive insurance through their employers: &ldquo;The more we learn about the Republican health care repeal bill, the worse it gets. 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