Washington, D.C. – Later today, President Donald Trump will speak at the Detroit Economic Club in Michigan to gaslight Michiganders about how they’re faring in his unaffordable America. President Trump threatened to veto a bill that would restore Affordable Care Act tax credits for the nearly 22 million Americans, including 470,000 Michganders who rely on them. On January 1st, premiums more than doubled for families, and Republicans are running out of time to fix their health care affordability crisis. This comes after Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress cut more than $1 trillion from Medicaid to fund billionaire tax breaks, leading to rural hospital, maternity ward, and nursing home closures across the nation.
“Time and again, Donald Trump continues to show Michigan just how out-of-touch he is,” said Protect Our Care President Brad Woodhouse. “Because of Trump and his Republican allies in Congress, Michiganders are facing an unprecedented health care affordability crisis that is busting their budgets. Across the Great Lakes state, you’ll find Michiganians making impossible decisions. Small businesses are deciding whether to shut down what they spent blood, sweat, and tears building because the GOP’s premium hikes are simply unbearable. Parents are being forced into deciding between paying rent, buying groceries, and feeding their babies. Farmers are considering declaring bankruptcy because they and their team members can no longer afford to buy insurance on their own. All of this pain and suffering can’t be gaslighted away — and come November, Trump and Republicans will face the fury of Michiganders at the ballot box.”
Background:
Across the country, health care is in crisis, including in Michigan. Since taking power, Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans have launched an all-out assault on our health care system. From slashing Medicaid to driving rural hospitals off a cliff to ending health care tax credits, they have created a disaster for working families and only helped billionaires get richer. Now Michiganders who buy insurance on their own will see their premium costs skyrocket. Beginning in 2026, Republicans have made sure that premiums in Michigan will increase by an average of 131 percent more every single year. This will exacerbate the uninsured rate and raise costs for hard-working Michiganders at a time when too many are struggling to make ends meet. It’s time for Republicans to fix the mess they created. Every day they stall, more Michiganders are forced to choose between keeping a roof over their head, food on the table, or life-saving coverage. The choice is clear: side with billionaires and big corporations and let the crisis get worse, or finally stand with hard-working Michiganders.
By the Numbers
There are 531,083 Michiganders on the state ACA marketplace who will be forced to pay $710 more each year on average for their health insurance.
Around 390,000 Michiganders will lose their health care coverage entirely thanks to Republican premium increases and the Big, Ugly bill.
A 45-year-old in Michigan making $64,000 will see their average annual premium costs rise by $1,678 to hit $7,118 annually.
A 60-year-old couple in Michigan making $85,000 will see their average annual premium costs rise by $19,533 to hit $26,758 annually.
A family of four in Michigan making $130,000 will see their average annual premium costs rise by $9,092 to hit $20,142 annually.