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Statement of ACAP CEO Margaret A. Murray on Senate Finance Committee Reconciliation Language
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17, 2025
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jeff Van Ness, (202) 204-7515, jvanness@communityplans.net
STATEMENT OF ACAP CEO MARGARET A. MURRAY
ON SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECONCILIATION LANGUAGE
WASHINGTON—Margaret A. Murray, CEO of the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), issued the following statement on the release of updated language from the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance:
“The changes that Senate Finance made to the budget package still leaves millions of Americans separated from their health insurance, while forcing states to do more with less. If passed, this legislation would financially hamstring states – forcing them to choose between covering fewer benefits or fewer people, all while increasing medical debt and uncompensated care.
“The Senate also leaves in place the House’s deeply flawed changes to Marketplace enrollment, which forces consumers into an unnecessarily complicated process to apply months ahead of time for tax credits to help pay for premiums.
“We remain gravely concerned that consumers will fall through the cracks as a result.
“This bill arrived in the Senate in need of significant improvement. Unfortunately, the health provisions of this bill are worse, not better, than the House version. Absent substantial improvements to this bill, we urge all lawmakers to vote no.”
About ACAP:
ACAP represents 85 health plans, which collectively provide health coverage to more than 30 million people. Safety Net Health Plans serve their members through Medicaid, Medicare, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the Marketplace and other publicly-sponsored health programs. For more information, visit communityplans.net.
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