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Affordable Care Act
Trump Blames Obamacare for Premium Hikes His Own Policies Created
Trump is calling for a cheaper, more effective health care system. Medicare for All fits both of those criteria.
More Voters Blame GOP Lawmakers Than Dems for Lengthy Shutdown, Polling Shows
The shutdown has entered its fourth week of political stalemate, making it the second-longest in US history.
Sanders: Health Insurance Premiums Will Double for Millions Due to GOP Cuts
Republicans’ budget bill will stick Americans with thousands more in insurance costs while giving tax cuts to the rich.
Trump Is Using Government Websites to Blame Democrats for the Shutdown
Polling shows that more Americans blame Republicans than Democrats for the shutdown.
Health Insurance Laws Have Led to a Grim Milestone for Young People: Turning 26
As the GOP erodes the ACA, people who reach the cutoff age hit an insurance cliff if their jobs don’t provide coverage.
Senate Parliamentarian Rejects GOP Reconciliation Bill’s Anti-Abortion Provision
The provision violates the Byrd Rule, which restricts non-budgetary items from appearing in reconciliation bills.
Senate GOP Budget Draft Proposes Even Bigger Cuts to Medicaid Funding
The Senate Finance Committee text goes even further than the House version in its attacks on the program.
Majority of Voters Oppose “Big, Beautiful Bill,” With Just 27 Percent Backing It
The bill would gut billions of dollars in health care spending, and redistribute wealth from the poor to the rich.
Poll Finds Over a Third in US Can’t Access Quality Health Care — a New High
A new Gallup survey finds 11 percent of US adults can’t access quality care and can’t pay for care or medicine.
Trump’s Team Uses Project 2025 as Blueprint to Attack Federal Health Programs
Here are key health recommendations from Project 2025 and specific actions Trump has taken.