"Taken together, they amount to an attack on Americans' lungs that could mean millions die needlessly in the years ahead, warned Adam Gaffney, a pulmonary physician and professor at Harvard Medical School who led the report."
"Let's say you have a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who loses coverage, stops going to their primary care physician, stops seeing a pulmonologist, no longer has someone to prescribe their inhalers, said Gaffney. The simple fact is that modern medicine saves lives, and when you take it away, it does harm."
"The moves are likely to increase lung disease incidences, worsen existing illness and undermine care for patients already suffering, threatening children and adults' pulmonary health, the researchers say."
A study by pulmonary specialists published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine analyzes Trump administration policies across ten areas including healthcare access, environmental regulation, workplace protections, and vaccine uptake. The researchers conclude these policies will increase lung disease incidence, worsen existing conditions, and undermine patient care. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act slashed over $1 trillion from health programs, potentially jeopardizing Medicaid coverage for millions and reducing access to preventive care, vaccinations, emergency treatments, and medications. The analysis warns that removing modern medical care access will cause significant harm, with millions potentially dying unnecessarily in coming years.
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