Dear MoveOn member,

Here's a term you probably haven't heard in a while: preexisting
condition.

Until the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect in 2013, health insurance
companies could jack up premiums or even deny us coverage because of
preexisting conditions. Health insurers could also charge thousands of
dollars more to insure women than men, kick our kids off our insurance
when they turned 18, and other alarming practices.^1

Now Donald Trump and Mike Johnson are preparing to destroy the ACA, put
coverage of millions of people in jeopardy, and bring back these
despicable practices.

Trump's so-called Department of Government Efficiency has targeted the ACA
and Medicaid for cuts to pay for his next $4 trillion tax giveaway to the
ultra-wealthy.^2 And House Speaker Johnson has said that attacking the ACA
is a top priority for "massive changes" in Trump's first 100 days in
office.^3

Experts predict that just ending the current tax subsidies in the ACA
would cause everyone's insurance premiums to rise as much as 79%.^4 None
of us should have to pay nearly double for our health insurance so that
the 1% can get another tax cut.



We need to gear up for a huge fight on health care that will begin on Day
1 of Trump's presidency. Will you donate $5 a month to
MoveOn to help fight day in and day out for as long as it takes to save
and strengthen the Affordable Care Act?

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Since the shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO in December, thousands of
people have been sharing their health insurance horror stories.^5 From
lifesaving procedures denied to bankruptcies from buying medicine, we all
know someone who has been hurt by the likes of billion-dollar companies
like Blue Cross Blue Shield and Aetna.

No one is saying that our health care system isn't seriously broken. But
the fact is that Trump and his MAGA party have no other plan to fix it
besides "using the free market."^6 And we've been through the horror of
the unregulated insurance industry before.

Before the ACA passed, 1 in 5 Americans had no health insurance.^7
Thousands of lives were needlessly lost every year before the ACA's
Medicaid expansion.^8

We can't go back. Since President Biden's subsidy expansion in 2021, the
number of uninsured Americans has dropped to its lowest levels in history.
But if just that subsidy expansion is allowed to expire this year,
premiums will triple for ACA policyholders. That will cause healthy people
to go without—and end up raising all of our premiums, whether we are in
the marketplace or not.^9



The Affordable Care Act affects us all. Please donate $5 a
month to help save it!

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When Trump was first inaugurated in 2017, he came within just one vote of
repealing the Affordable Care Act.

However, we have a big advantage this time around.

In 2017, the ACA was relatively new, and more people disapproved of the
law than approved of it. Now, even Republicans think the ACA is good for
our country, and 62% of people believe the government is responsible for
making sure all Americans have coverage.^10

And 80% of all people taking part in ACA marketplace insurance plans are
from states that voted for Trump.^11

That's why it's so important that we sound the alarm about the incoming
attack on the ACA and what we could be facing if Trump and his MAGA
Congress meddle with the law. We need to get to work right now. Can we
count on your ongoing support?



[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll donate $5 a month to MoveOn to help organize
millions of people across the country to save the Affordable Care Act.

[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.



Thanks for all you do.

–Nakia, Allison, Emma, Gabi, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "10 Ways the ACA Has Improved Health Care in the Past Decade," Center
for American Progress, March 23, 2020
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2. "Trump could target Affordable Care Act and Medicaid to help pay for
lower taxes, experts say," CBS News, December 17, 2024
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3. "House Speaker Mike Johnson criticizes Obamacare and promises 'massive
reform' if Trump wins," NBC News, October 30, 2024
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4. "Trump could target Affordable Care Act and Medicaid to help pay for
lower taxes, experts say," CBS News, December 17, 2024
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5. "After a shocking shooting, Americans vent feelings about health
insurance," NPR, December 6, 2024
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6. "Vast Majority of Obamacare Applications From Trump-Voting States,"
Newsweek, December 26, 2024
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7. "Affordable Care Act - Statistics & Facts," Statista, February 28, 2024
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8. "Medicaid Expansion Has Saved at Least 19,000 Lives, New Research
Finds," Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, November 6, 2019
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9. "Trump could target Affordable Care Act and Medicaid to help pay for
lower taxes, experts say," CBS News, December 17, 2024
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10. "More in U.S. See Health Coverage as Government Responsibility,"
Gallup, December 9, 2024
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11. "Vast Majority of Obamacare Applications From Trump-Voting States,"
Newsweek, December 26, 2024
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