| Hello John, Congressional Democrats say they won’t vote to reopen the government unless Congress renews Joe Biden’s bumped-up Obamacare subsidy scheme. First, here are the facts: - To help Americans get through Covid, then-President Joe Biden increased the amount of Obamacare subsidies and expanded the number of Americans eligible for assistance.
- Biden called his bill “an economic bridge through the crisis,” saying it was “critical to meet the moment and tackle the urgent public health and economic crises the Nation faces as a result of COVID-19.”
What both parties want: 🔵 Democrats want Congress to make these Covid-era higher subsidies permanent. 🔴 Republicans want to let them expire and return to the pre-Covid subsidy levels, which were very generous. To hear the Democrats tell it, a return to pre-Covid Obamacare would be a catastrophe for the American people — an admission that the health insurance scheme they’ve lauded for the past 15 years is no darn good. And it isn’t. 😤 But Biden’s Affordable Care Act subsidies are riddled with abuse. Biden’s inflated subsidies, along with weakened income verification, have led to skyrocketing improper enrollments driven by unscrupulous insurance brokers. According to the Paragon Health Institute, more than 6.4 million people were improperly enrolled in 2025, costing taxpayers $27 billion. One example: Back in April, a Florida insurance broker pleaded guilty to fraudulently enrolling consumers in ACA plans to obtain millions in commissions from insurers. He targeted some of the most vulnerable people and signed them up for fully subsidized (i.e., free) Obamacare plans. This single fraud scheme saw the federal government dole out $134 million in subsidies — which went straight to insurance companies to pad their profits. He pocketed fat commissions. Another example: Because Obamacare subsidies are based on income, even wealthy people are able to claim full subsidies and get free coverage. Indeed, a couple with $1.5 million in investible assets who retired at age 46 to travel the world bragged on Reddit that because their taxable income is so low, they are getting the maximum ACA subsidy while “on a 5-month slow travel tour of the British Isles and Ireland, a dream trip.” A dream for them, a nightmare for taxpayers. Here’s the bottom line: Extending these bloated subsidies would be an Obamacare insurer handout. Instead of wasting your hard-earned dollars on a plan that has never delivered quality health care at an affordable price, we should be looking at other ways to lower costs for everybody — like expanding health savings accounts and direct primary care. So don’t be fooled by the rhetoric coming from the left, and don’t let them get away with forcing an Obamacare insurer handout. 🖊️ Please sign the petition to let Washington know that you oppose extending Joe Biden’s inflated Obamacare subsidies. | 
