Friend,

Theresa here. I work to stop policies that push people deeper into poverty — and we need your help now.

Congress is holding a critical vote this week. Demand your members of Congress vote to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits and stop families’ health care costs from doubling — or even tripling — in 2026.

For many in the Deep South, affordable health care means survival.

Now, their lives and futures hang in the balance. Approximately 22 million Americans could see their health premiums double or even triple next year.

The consequences will be immediate and devastating: Cancer patients cut off from chemotherapy; seniors forced to ration insulin; and children denied the care they need just to stay healthy.

Please take action right now >>

The Southern Poverty Law Center is a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond. We work in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi, where communities will be especially devastated by unsustainably high health care costs.

Once the ACA subsidies expire, a 60-year-old couple on a Bronze Plan and earning $85,000 per year would see their monthly premiums skyrocket. For example:

Montgomery, AL: increase from $0 to $1,876
Tallahassee, FL: increase from $0 to $1,947
Lawrenceville, GA: increase from $89 to $2,159
East Baton Rouge, LA: increase from $0 to $1,802
Jackson, MS: increase from $473 to $2,580

Friend, this isn’t about politics — it’s about survival. Raise your voice and demand your members of Congress vote to save lives by keeping health care affordable.

This looming health care crisis is a consequence of many members of Congress choosing to prioritize huge tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy over the health and lives of the constituents they pledged to protect by passing the brutal “Big Beautiful Bill.”

This bill gave massive tax breaks to the wealthy while slashing SNAP and Medicaid — it also failed to extend the critical Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that make health care affordable for millions.

That’s why it’s so important that you demand Congress stop the impending health care crisis by voting to extend ACA subsidies now.

Thank you for standing with us,

Theresa Lau
Senior Policy Counsel, Eradicating Poverty
Southern Poverty Law Center