At a joint press conference Friday, Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo publicly decried looming federal cuts to health care assistance they say would be devastating to Rhode Islanders. They were joined by leaders from the state health care industry as they pledged to fight the cuts in Washington.
Michael Sroczynski, president of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island, and Lindsay Lang, director of HealthSource RI, warned that the loss of federal assistance with health insurance premiums will not only mean thousands more Rhode Islanders will not be able to afford insurance but also that the state’s entire health care system will suffer as a result.
“When people lose coverage, care is delayed and conditions worsen – leaving patients sicker and hospitals facing more complex, expensive cases,” Sroczynski said…