Abdul Wrote The Book On How To Bring Down Healthcare Costs—Big Pharma’s “Champion” Mike Rogers Spent His Career Spiking Them
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed Wrote The Book On How To Bring Down Healthcare Costs, Erased Medical Debt For Tens of Thousands of Michiganders, Got Free Glasses For Thousands Of Detroit Kids
Mike Rogers Has Taken Over $1 Million From Big Pharma, Voted 19 Times Against Lowering Prescription Drug Prices, And Supports Trump’s Cuts Ripping Away Healthcare From 260,000+ Michiganders
Rogers Opposed Expanding Health Insurance For Low-Income Children, Saying He Was A “Strong No” Because It Would “Pit Kids Against Seniors”
MICHIGAN – The following is a statement from Abdul for Senate campaign spokesperson Cole Wozniak:
“The choice in this race could not be clearer for Michiganders when it comes to who they can trust to bring down healthcare costs. Dr. Abdul El-Sayed wrote the book on Medicare for All and will fight to guarantee affordable healthcare for every single American. As a public health official, Abdul erased tens of millions of dollars in medical debt for tens of thousands of Michiganders and delivered free glasses to thousands of kids,” said campaign spokesperson Cole Wozniak. “Mike Rogers spent his career spiking costs as Big Pharma’s self-described ‘champion.’ He’s taken over a million dollars from Big Pharma while voting NINETEEN TIMES against lowering prescription drug costs.”
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed wrote the book on Medicare for All and is the only candidate with a plan to guarantee affordable healthcare for every single American:
- Abdul’s plan would expand Medicare to cover all necessary healthcare—including vision, dental, and hearing—and extend it to every single American from cradle to grave without premiums, copays, or deductibles
- While serving as Wayne County’s HHVS Director, Abdul launched a program that seeks to erase up to $700 million in medical debt for hundreds of thousands of Michiganders.
- He also delivered free glasses for thousands of Detroit public school students.
- In Wayne County, Abdul spearheaded the Waynetrepreneurs program to help small business owners provide health coverage to their employees
Mike Rogers is a corrupt career politician who has taken more than $1 million from Big Pharma, and has voted 19 times to keep prescription drug costs high
- As a self-described “champion” of Big Pharma, Rogers’ campaigns and political committees have been “bankrolled” by Big Pharma to the tune of more than $1 million while he does their bidding at the expense of Michiganders
- Mike Rogers has voted 19 times to keep prescription drug prices high, including repeatedly voting against allowing Medicare to negotiate lower costs for prescription drugs, which he derided as “sugar high politics”
- Mike Rogers “helped fuel the opioid crisis,” spending “most of his 12 years in Congress tied at the policy hip with opioid-producer front-groups” while “stak[ing] his name to an industry wish-list to expand and loosen access to opioids”
Rogers has opposed expanding healthcare access his entire career, like when he repeatedly opposed healthcare for low-income children because he said it would “pit kids against seniors.”
- Rogers opposed legislation that would’ve expanded healthcare access to low-income children, saying he was a “strong no” because it would “pit kids against seniors”
Mike Rogers supports Donald Trump’s healthcare cuts that are expected to rip away healthcare coverage from more than 260,000 Michiganders.
- Rogers has pledged to be a rubber stamp for Trump, and supports Trump’s cuts through the One Big Beautiful Bill that are ripping away healthcare from 260,000+ Michiganders
- Rogers backed Trump’s plan to end ACA subsidies, which caused healthcare premiums to double
Mike Rogers’ healthcare plan would create a new $50 out-of-pocket cost for preventive care, and he spent his career in Congress repeatedly voting to spike premiums.
- Rogers repeatedly voted to spike Michiganders’ monthly healthcare premiums, and his healthcare plan would force Michiganders to pay new out-of-pocket costs for basic services, including annual physicals and cancer screenings, and would make healthcare premiums even more expensive.
###