John,

Your activism isn’t just pressuring lawmakers to tackle the most pressing issues impacting our communities―it’s also powering our nationwide movement for change.

Last month, we heard from members of Congress and from health care advocates that one of the most impactful ways to pressure Congress to extend expiring ACA tax credits is for families to tell their personal stories. But ally after ally told CHN that they simply didn’t have those stories.

We responded immediately, turning to our national supporters, asking you to share how rising health care costs―particularly on the ACA marketplace―are impacting your family and your household budget.

Thanks to you, we collected hundreds of detailed stories that we have since shared with lawmakers, with civil rights advocates, and with the media. Some of these stories are already being used to generate videos on social media, bringing real people’s stories on the health care affordability crisis to millions of people across the country.

A supporter from Longview, Washington told CHN:

“My husband is a year out from being on Medicare. He gets his healthcare through the ACA. It went from $250 a month to $550 a month last year. Now it will go up to $2,560 a month and that is before any medical bills. With the cost of everything how can people afford that? My husband takes Eliquis to avoid blood clots. We are very worried now.”

A resident of Red Rock, Arizona shared this:

“My husband’s ACA health plan premium is increasing from $300 to $1300 per month. There is no way we can afford this, so he will have no insurance next year. We are terrified.”

Those are just two of the hundreds of stories you shared. Thank you for trusting us with your voice. And thank you for powering our movement for change.

Donate today to continue to build our national movement, demand health care affordability, and hold Congress accountable to our communities.

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Whether it’s calls and messages to Congress, protesting the administration’s policies through rallies and marches, or sharing with us how rising costs are impacting you, your activism and your voice are having an impact and are critical to demanding change and fighting for vulnerable people.

If you haven’t already shared your story of how a spike in health care costs is impacting you, it’s not too late. Click here to share your story today.

Thank you for all that you do for our families, our communities, and the very future of our democracy.

Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, CHN Action