This National Child Health Day, 20,000 fewer children in Alaska have healthcare coverage in the wake of Dan Sullivan’s Alaska-last One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) being signed into law. 

“Dan Sullivan voted to rip away healthcare, slash funding for rural hospitals, and gut Medicaid knowing full well that his votes would harm Alaskans and the programs our state relies on,” said Alaska Democratic Party Chair Eric Croft. “Now, the well-being of Alaska children is at stake as families are struggling to keep their healthcare coverage while Sullivan and his Lower 48 billionaire backers get richer. Dan Sullivan has put Alaska last every day in DC, and he will answer for his indefensible vote at the ballot box in November.”

Last year, Dan Sullivan lied about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), saying it “strengthens health care in Alaska. It doesn’t cut Medicare, doesn’t cut Social Security, does not cut Medicaid. This bill is a home run for our state.” 

In reality, Sullivan’s cuts are making life even more expensive for Alaskans as they already face some of the highest healthcare costs in the country, and some of the most expensive premiums, forcing many Alaskans off their health insurance as they struggle to keep up. Two Alaska clinics have already closed, five additional hospitals are at risk of closure, and thousands fewer Alaska adults are on Medicaid following Sullivan’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) being signed into law.