As Floridians, we know how quickly the tides can rise. But these days, it isn’t just the Gulf that’s swelling; it’s the cost of simply staying healthy. Healthcare costs continue to climb faster than wages, and the latest proposals from GOP leaders threaten to make things even worse.
Let’s take a stand for fairness in health, economic, and tax policies.
- Don’t slash Medicaid access and Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies that help millions of Americans – including hardworking Floridians – get the care they need.
- Don’t trade healthcare for GOP tax cuts for the rich. Our health and our families’ futures should never be bargaining chips for corporate giveaways.
- Don’t endanger the lives of veterans, children, seniors, people with disabilities, and working families.
These aren’t abstract policy debates. They affect whether a parent can afford insulin, a child can see a doctor, or a senior can stay independent at home. Affordability isn’t just a housing issue; it’s a healthcare issue. Retirees and working families alike are being priced out of wellness.
And let’s be clear about one more thing: no healthcare benefits go to undocumented immigrants, not by law, and not in any Democratic Party proposal. That’s a fact. The real beneficiaries of the proposed rollbacks and tax breaks are the wealthy few, not the people who need help keeping up with the cost of care.
Healthcare is a human right, not a privilege for those who can pay more. It’s time to put people, and not profits, at the center of our policies. Together, we can keep the tides of cost and inequality from sweeping away decades of progress.
Let’s take a stand for fairness, for health, and for the Florida we believe in. Contact your lawmakers and make your voice heard.