First appearance on Fox: President Biden has received a boost from a key group of former medical professionals who say they are concerned about the “threat” former President Trump poses to public health.
The group of 48 individuals is led by Dr. Andrew Garman, past president of the American Medical Association (AMA), and includes six past AMA presidents, a past U.S. surgeon general, and four past surgeon generals. This includes acting representatives and a number of other former deputy physicians. and Assistant Surgeon General and former president of the American College of Physicians.
“We write this article today as people who have dedicated their lives to helping people. As former leaders of the nation’s health care and health care delivery organizations, we write this article today as people who have dedicated their lives to helping people. As former leaders of the nation’s health care and health care delivery organizations, we “We have come to understand how this will affect American families’ ability to afford the health care they need,” the group wrote. letter to the American people and shared exclusively with Fox News Digital.
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“If he is elected president, Donald Trump will make our fears a reality. Health care costs for American families will skyrocket under Trump; His specific policies are vague at best, but his track record and track record make his words clear of the damage he will do. There is.
“We therefore encourage those concerned about the affordability, availability, and safety of health care to keep Mr. Trump out of the White House,” they added.
The group claims that because of President Trump’s “ambiguity” on health care policy, all we can do is “guess” how the former president will proceed based on his record in office and his campaign statements. did.
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Former President Trump and President Biden (Getty Images)
They spoke of what they expected to be “troubling,” including President Trump’s stated desire to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Additionally, the group said President Trump cut funding from the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), eliminated the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and cut funding for veterans’ health care. and further restrict abortion.
“Based on what I’ve seen during President Trump’s term and what I’ve heard during his campaign, returning him to the Oval Office could have a real and negative impact on the health of our country,” Garman said. I am concerned that there is.” he spoke to Fox News Digital ahead of the release of the letter.
“I am concerned that millions of people will lose access to health care completely, and that the remaining people will face even higher costs. People need to have these concerns heard. That’s why I signed the letter.”
Biden campaign communications director Michael Tyler responded to the letter, telling Fox News Digital, “Mr. Trump has made it his mission to take away health care coverage from working families at every opportunity he has while in office.” Ta.
“Calls to ‘repeal’ the Affordable Care Act are just the beginning if Trump is re-elected. Trump is now running for much further. If he takes office, Americans will be at risk of getting sick, going bankrupt, or both, or worse.” Rising prescription drug prices, eliminating protections for people with pre-existing conditions, and working Americans. “Big Pharma wins at the expense of families,” he said.
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“This November, voters will send President Biden back to the White House because he is the candidate who will not only protect our health care, but will do everything he can to lower costs and improve health care.”
FOX News Digital reached out to the Trump campaign for comment, and Trump spokeswoman Caroline Levitt said the claims are false.
“These claims are categorically false. While President Trump is trying to give people cheaper health care options without repealing the Affordable Care Act, Joe Biden is pushing back on Obamacare with an open border invasion. and the entire health care system,” Levitt said. “It was recently announced that Joe Biden will provide free government health care to illegal aliens. This funding will be entirely paid for by American citizens and will come out of their paychecks and wallets. And it means the border invasion Biden has launched will get even bigger as the world rushes for free government benefits. This is all part of Biden’s war on Trump’s first day in office. We will close our borders, deport illegal immigrants, and cut off government benefits. ”
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