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090326 8 Million People Just Lost Health Care! (MomsRising) (31-120)

8 million people—more than the population of all but 13 states and close to the population of New York City—have lost their health insurance in the last year. Insurers expect even more people to drop ACA coverage before the year is out as millions of people have seen their health care premiums double or triple in recent months.

These skyrocketing prices and coverage losses aren't an accident—they’re a policy choice. They happened because Republican leadership in Congress let the enhanced ACA premium tax credits expire, despite bipartisan support for keeping them.

This came right on the heels of Republicans in Congress passing $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and the ACA in 2025—all to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. It was a budget-busting one-two punch to our wallets and our health care system.