Republicans are feeling the heat as headlines across the country lay bare the consequences of their decision to end the Affordable Care Act tax credits. From coast to coast, Americans are waking up to stories about rising premiums and disappearing affordable options and they’re furious Republicans once again chose to side with billionaires and big corporations over working families.
In states where window shopping for coverage has opened, families are seeing the sticker shock firsthand: monthly premiums triple the price and fewer choices. These are the results of Republicans’ reckless actions to dismantle the ACA piece by piece, holding the health care system hostage in their political games. The message from the American people couldn’t be clearer: it’s time for Republicans to end this health care shutdown and fix the chaos they’ve unleashed on our health care system.
Yesterday, Protect Our Care was joined by Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (NY), Senator Patty Murray (WA), and health care advocates to implore the GOP to end the shutdown and stress the conundrum hard-working families are facing as costs skyrocket.
Politico Pro: Schumer Doubles Down on ACA Fight
Common Dreams: ACA Marketplace Previews Show Staggering Premium Spikes Due to GOP Subsidy Cuts
BBC: ‘A Lifeline’ – Americans Fear Spike in Healthcare Costs, Making Some Republicans Nervy
NBC: Without Obamacare Subsidies, This Couple’s Insurance Premiums Are Set to Go Up Almost $2,000
Center for American Progress: Shoppers of Affordable Care Act Coverage Are Already Being Hit With Sticker Shock
Politico: It’s ‘Too Late’ to Extend ACA Subsidies Without Major Disruptions, Some States and Lawmakers Say
PBS: Health Care Subsidies Are at the Heart of the Shutdown Fight. Here’s Who Loses if They Expire
Accounting Today: Expiration of ACA Tax Credits May Cause Heavy Job Losses
Alabama
Al.com: 130,000 Alabamians Could Lose Health Insurance, See Premiums Skyrocket if Congress Doesn’t Act
Arizona
AZ PBS: Arizona Health Insurance Premiums to Surge as Tax Credits End
California
San Francisco Chronicle: Californians May Get a Price Shock This Week on Health Insurance
Florida
Tallahassee Democrat: Health Insurance Costs Poised to Soar in Florida Without Obamacare Tax Credits
Georgia
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Massive ACA Price Hikes Revealed as Georgia Access Window Shopping Opens Early
Idaho
Idaho Capital Sun: Idaho’s Health Insurance Exchange Is First to Start Open Enrollment, as Premiums Set to Rise
Indiana
Mirror Indy: ‘Sicker and Poorer’: Hoosiers Brace for Higher ACA Health Plan Premiums
Iowa
KCRG: Brain Cancer Patient Pleads With Lawmakers Over Expiring Health Care Subsidies
Kansas
Kansas Reflector: Opinion: Affordable Health Care at Stake for 200,000 Kansans as Shutdown Tensions Rise in D.C.
Maine
WMTW: Concerns Over Health Care Premiums as Congress Debates ACA
Nevada
This is Reno: Nevadans Share Fears of Losing Health Insurance Coverage as ACA Subsidies Near Expiration
New Hampshire
WMUR: Pappas Warns of Rising Health Insurance Premiums if ACA Credits Expire
North Carolina
News & Observer: Opinion: In a NC County That Backed Trump, Cuts in Health Insurance Will Hit Hard
North Dakota
Bismarck Tribune: Expiration of Tax Credits May Mean Larger Health Insurance Bills for North Dakota Farmers
Ohio
Columbus Dispatch: Ohioans Under Obamacare to See Health Costs Spike or Lose Coverage if Tax Credits Expire
Oregon
Lookout Eugene-Springfield: Lane County Families With Affordable Care Act Insurance Could See Premiums Spike
Pennsylvania
Keystone: Health Care Premiums Increase With Republican Cuts to ACA
Utah
Salt Lake Tribune: Thousands of Utahns Could Face a Hard Choice if ‘Enhanced’ Affordable Care Act Subsidies Expire
Virginia
Loudoun Now: Howard: The Real Cost of Letting the Enhanced Premium Tax Credit Expire
Washington
Lewiston Tribune: Cantwell Warns of Steep Health Insurance Hikes Ahead
Wisconsin
WUWM: ACA Premiums to Spike Unless Republicans Step In