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Dear Friend,
Republicans in the U.S. House are putting forward a health care package this week that is all tinsel, no tree.
Quick signature: Tell Republicans, don’t be a Grinch! Extend the ACA tax credits! *When you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we already have your information.
What’s happening? The Republicans’ health care bill has a Grinch-sized heart: two sizes too small for the real cost crisis families are facing right now due to Trumpflation. Congress goes out of session for the rest of 2025 starting at the end of the week, so there are just five days left to extend cost-saving and life-saving tax credits that help over 20 million people access health care. [1]
The solution that Republican leaders in Congress proposed is like the Grinch rummaging through the attic and re-gifting failed health care ideas from years past. They’ve put a big bow on a package that doesn’t lower costs or protect families. With the Republicans’ proposed bill, nearly 5 million people—including children and people with pre-existing conditions—will lose their health care coverage altogether. [2]
Buried in the fine print of this House Republican health care package are extremist anti-abortion policies. The Republican proposal ensures that tax credit funding cannot go to any plans that cover abortion, effectively banning abortion coverage in all ACA plans. [4] The Republicans’ health care package does more harm than good, and it’s time for them to stop these Grinch-style policies!
When you click, you’ll automatically sign on to our petition that reads:
Dear Member of Congress,
With only a few legislative days before the end of the year, we urge you to oppose any health care package that continues to raise costs or take away coverage and to vote instead to pass a clean extension of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits.
Health care costs in the U.S. were already high. Now, with nearly $1 trillion in cuts to health care over the summer and the ACA premium tax credits on the line, a dire situation has escalated into a full-blown crisis. Fifteen million people will already lose health care due to Medicaid cuts passed earlier this year. If Congress does not renew the ACA premium tax credits before they’re set to expire at the end of the year, then health care costs will more than double for over 20 million people, and nearly 5 million additional people will lose their health coverage altogether.
When millions become uninsured, it will strain the entire health care system, driving up costs across the board and forcing hundreds of hospitals, maternity wards, and nursing homes to close. Research has found that millions of Americans will collectively pay an estimated $23 billion more next year just to maintain the same level of coverage they currently rely on. This harms the economy and families alike.
A clean extension of the ACA tax credits is the only way to protect health care for the millions of people who obtain coverage through the ACA Marketplace and to implement plans quickly enough to prevent gaps in coverage and care. Please vote YES on a clean extension of the ACA tax credits and bring some much-needed relief to families.
The more people who speak out, the bigger our impact! Please take a moment to share our action link with your friends and family.
Together we are a powerful voice for families.
With gratitude,
- Felicia, Donna, Kristin, Olivia and the whole MomsRising / MamásConPoder team
References:
[1] Health insurance exchanges 2025 open enrollment report | CMS
[2] Accountability Autumn: The Trump-GOP Health Care Disaster Is Ripping Away Coverage from Millions | Protect Our Care
[3] This week: Congress has much to do before holiday recess | Roll Call
[4] Here’s what’s in the House GOP health care bill | CNN Politics
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