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112525 Tell The Senate: Save Our Health Care
The enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that have kept healthcare affordable for 22 million Americans are set to expire on December 31—and President Trump has ordered Republicans not to extend them.
What's at stake:
22 million Americans rely on enhanced subsidies to afford health insurance
Premiums rise 114% on average if subsidies expire December 31. A 60-year-old couple making $85,000 could pay $20,000 more annually. Low-income families currently paying $0-$32 per month will see premiums jump to $387 monthly.
Roughly 2 million people will lose insurance entirely.
$35 billion per year in assistance could disappear
Republican states hit hardest: West Virginia, Wyoming, Alaska, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, South Carolina, Alabama, and the Dakotas
The enhanced subsidies doubled enrollment to a record 24 million Americans—over 90% receiving premium assistance. Trump and GOP leaders are refusing to extend them, proposing unproven alternatives like Health Savings Accounts that experts warn could destabilize the marketplace.
In solidarity,
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