Dear John,
For millions of families, health care is already too expensive. Now, because Republicans refused to extend ACA premium tax credits, insurers are lining up to raise rates by 20% or more in 2026. Without action, families will be forced to choose between paying for coverage or paying for food and rent.
This is a direct result of Republican priorities. They found trillions for tax cuts to the wealthy and big corporations while deliberately refusing to protect working families from skyrocketing health care costs. Now insurers are preparing to cash in.
The impact will be devastating. Families will be forced to choose between paying for health insurance or putting food on the table. Seniors will see their fixed budgets stretched to the breaking point. Healthy people will be priced out of coverage, while those who are sick remain, driving costs even higher for everyone. It is a manufactured crisis, and Congress has the power to prevent it.
The choice could not be clearer. Congress can either stand with working families and extend the ACA premium tax credits or allow insurers to squeeze us all while billionaires celebrate their tax giveaways.
Tell Congress to extend ACA premium tax credits before the August recess ends, protect millions of families from a 20 percent premium spike, and prove they serve working people instead of billionaires and insurance lobbyists.
Extending these tax credits is about protecting millions of Americans from being priced out of health care. Without action, premiums will skyrocket on January 1, 2026, and the fallout will hit families hardest at a time when wages are not keeping up with the rising cost of living.
We cannot allow Congress to walk away from its responsibility. Every day they delay is another day families live with uncertainty about whether they will be able to afford care. This is not about politics. It is about survival, security, and the right to affordable health care.
We need a surge of grassroots pressure to make sure every member of Congress hears us clearly. The message is simple, extend the ACA premium tax credits, stop the rate hikes, and protect the health care millions depend on.
Tell Congress to act now and stop this crisis before it explodes into another disaster for working families.
Together, we can hold Congress accountable and protect affordable health care for every family.
- DFA AF Team
