John,

The government has reopened, but Congress still hasn’t extended the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits or rolled back the cuts made to Medicaid in the Big Brutal Budget they passed last summer. Without these critical protections, millions of people will lose their access to health care, and many will die needlessly.

Congress must act now to prevent this health care disaster.

Send a direct message to Congress, urging them to extend the enhanced ACA premium tax credits and roll back the Medicaid cuts in the Big Ugly Bill.

When Republicans passed their Big Brutal Budget, they neglected to extend the ACA tax credits and cut more than $1 trillion from human needs programs over 10 years, including more than $800 billion in cuts to Medicaid. Combined, roughly 15 million people are expected to lose health care access.¹ It’s worth noting Congress prioritized tax breaks for the wealthy and large businesses, and used these huge cuts to health care and other basic needs programs to pay for giveaways for their rich friends.²

The impact of the expanded premium tax credits cannot be overstated. 19.3 million people received the credits and, on average, saved $705 in 2024.^3,4 People in every single state⁵ and Congressional District⁶ face steep premium increases unless Congress extends these crucial ACA credits.

Without immediate action, Congress is guaranteeing that millions of people will be forced to go without health insurance.

Send a message to Congress demanding they extend the ACA premium tax credits and roll back cuts to Medicaid now.

We urge you to share how you are being impacted by increased health costs, or share data for your state or Congressional District using the links below, in your emails to Congress. And, thank you for all you do,

Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, CHN Action

¹ By the Numbers: Harmful Republican Megabill Will Take Health Coverage Away From Millions of People and Raise Families’ Costs
² For Many Families, Trump-GOP Healthcare Premium Hikes Wipe Out Potential Tax Cuts
³ Data as of February 2024, the most recent available. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Effectuated Enrollment: Early 2024 Snapshot and Full Year 2023 Average
⁴ Inflation Reduction Act Health Insurance Subsidies: What is Their Impact and What Would Happen if They Expire?
⁵ Marketplace Enrollees Face Steep Premium Increases Unless Tax Credit Enhancements Are Extended
⁶ Marketplace Enrollees In Every Congressional District Face Steep Premium Increases Unless Tax Credit Enhancements Are Extended