Washington, DC – After a year of Republicans in Congress making historic cuts to Medicaid and blocking the extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, Americans are paying the price. New polling from KFF reveals just how much congressional Republicans’ efforts have Americans concerned about their ability to afford health care.
Two thirds of Americans believe Congress did the wrong thing by not extending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits. And the numbers only get worse for congressional Republicans from there.
Despite consistent promises on affordability, Republicans in Congress have delivered the exact opposite, KFF found:
- 80 percent of adults saw increases in their cost of living over the past year.
- Americans rank health care as their top affordability concern. Two-thirds of Americans now worry about being able to afford health care for themselves and their family.
- A majority of Americans expect health care costs to climb even higher this year.
After a year of relentless attacks on health care, the result is clear: We are in a health care affordability crisis created by Republicans in Congress.
“Americans are struggling to keep up with rising health care costs, but Republicans in Congress continue to push an agenda that pushes affordable health care even further out of reach in order to fund massive tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy,” said Unrig Our Economy Campaign Director Leor Tal. “This polling shows Americans know Republicans in Congress have the power to lower health care costs. Americans know they did the opposite. And they’re sick and tired of Washington Republicans raising the cost of their families’ care.”
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