FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2025
Media Contact:
Julie Hirschhorn
AAFP Public Relations
jhirschhorn@aafp.org
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) believes that everyone deserves access to affordable health care. Actions taken by the House will result, according to the Congressional Budget Office, in 13 million people losing their health care coverage.
Medicaid work reporting requirements, increased eligibility checks and additional financial barriers will make it harder for individuals to maintain coverage and access the care they need. These changes – in combination with the looming expiration of Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits – will lead to widespread disenrollment and dangerous disruptions in care for millions.
The AAFP stands ready to work with the Senate to ensure protection of coverage and care that millions of Americans depend on.
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About the American Academy of Family Physicians
The AAFP is the largest national association of family physicians, representing 128,300 physicians and medical students. Family medicine’s cornerstone is an ongoing, personal patient-physician relationship focused on impactful care for people of all ages, races and genders across all medical conditions. The AAFP supports every stage of a family physician's career and provides evidence-based resources, advocacy and community to empower family medicine. To learn more, visit aafp.org. For information about health care, medical conditions and wellness, please visit the AAFP’s patient education website, familydoctor.org.