To Expose the Costs of Republican Health Care Cuts, Protect Our Care Has Launched a Month-Long Campaign, “Technical Foul: The GOP’s Health Care Madness”
Skyrocketing premiums and disappearing coverage are forcing families to make impossible choices such as cutting back on utilities, going without the life-saving care they need, or even skipping meals, according to a Gallup poll. Republicans have ripped away tax credits that helped nearly 22 million people afford coverage, all to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations.
This is a crisis playing out in kitchens, bedrooms, and hospital rooms across the country. Every number in the headlines represents a real person being crushed under the weight of Republican health care cuts. Seniors are skipping prescriptions, parents are delaying doctors’ visits, and families are forced to decide between putting food on the table or having life-saving coverage. The consequences are devastating and far-reaching across the country, and millions more Americans are at risk of losing coverage as time goes on.
Protect Our Care is highlighting the real stories of people hit hardest by Republican cuts, including families grappling with premium hikes and rising prescription drug costs, and holding the GOP accountable for their relentless attacks on health care during the month-long campaign, “Technical Foul: The GOP’s Health Care Madness.”
Recent National Coverage
NBC: Americans Ration Medicine and Postpone Retirement to Afford Health Care, Polls Find
Washington Post: One-Third of Americans Skip Meals or Other Needs to Afford Health Care
The Daily Beast: Staggering Number of Americans Skip Meals to Pay for Healthcare
Forbes: Obamacare Enrollees Drop Coverage After Tax Credits Expire
Tradeoffs: ‘It Sucks’: Spiking Health Insurance Costs Hit Small Businesses
CNBC: GOP ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Poised to Deliver ‘Shock’ to ACA Marketplace, Health Policy Experts Say
Meidas Touch: Three Weeks of War in Iran Would Have Paid For ACA Subsidy Extensions for a Year
Newsweek: Trump’s Iran War Costs Compared to ACA Health Care Subsidies
Virginia Mercury: Health Care Costs and Access Will Feature Prominently in 2026 Congressional Midterms
Clinical Leader: How The ACA Subsidy Lapse Could Hurt Clinical Trial Enrollment
DC Journal: Opinion: Runaway Healthcare Costs Are Stretching American Families
National Partnership for Women & Families: What the Decline in ACA 2026 Open Enrollment Means for Women’s Progress
Alaska
American Journal News: Alaskans Pay a Lot for Health Care. Nick Begich Made It Worse.
California
Times of San Diego: Californians Are Staying Insured, but Settling for Health Coverage They May Not Use
Maryland
Baltimore Sun: From $500 to $1.5k: Marylanders Feel Financial Impact of Expired ACA Tax Credits
Michigan
Concentrate Media: As Health Insurance Premiums Rise and Enrollment Declines, What’s the Impact on Washtenaw County?
Minnesota
Bring Me The News: Spike in Uninsured Minnesotans as Health Care Cost Concerns Rise
Missouri
OzarksFirst.com: Missouri ACA Enrollment Drops as Subsidies Expire, Raising Fears of Premium Spikes
North Carolina
The Beacon Tribune: ACA Enrollment Dropped 22% in North Carolina, More Than Any Other State
Rhode Island
Boston Globe: Healthsource RI Enrollment Falls by 20 Percent, as Average Monthly Premiums Double
Rhode Island Current: 10,000 Rhode Islanders Opt Out of State Insurance Exchange as Premiums Soar
Ocean State Media: Thousands of Rhode Islanders Drop Affordable Care Act Health Plans
Tennessee
WSMV: A Third of Americans Are Skipping Meals, Other Necessities to Afford Health Care as Tennesseans Give State Nearly Failing Grade for Cost
Texas
San Antonio Report: San Antonio Small Business Owners Navigate Health Insurance Spikes: ‘We Feel Like Ping-Pong Balls’
West Virginia
West Virginia Watch: Health Care Coverage in West Virginia Is Unaffordable, but Do Its Senators Care?