Tell the Senate: Extend ACA Health Care Subsidies Now

The House just did the unthinkable — and it cracked the door open for real, bipartisan action. In a stunning rebuke of Donald Trump and Republican leadership, 17 House Republicans joined Democrats to pass a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act health care subsidies. 

The expiration of these enhanced ACA subsidies is already hitting families hard. Premiums are jumping. Coverage is becoming unaffordable. People who finally had reliable access to doctors, prescriptions, and preventive care are being pushed back toward impossible choices between health care and basic necessities.

17 Republicans defied party pressure because they knew what’s already happening: millions of families are facing higher health care costs right now because Congress failed to act in time. Now the fight moves to the Senate — and the vote could come in days.

For years, these subsidies helped drive record enrollment, lowered monthly premiums in red and blue states alike, and kept working families insured during a period of economic strain. Their expiration threatens to undo that progress almost overnight, forcing millions to reconsider coverage or drop it entirely.

The House vote sent a powerful message. Even in today’s broken political climate, protecting people’s health can still rise above party lines. Lawmakers from swing districts and conservative states stood up and said no to Trump’s demands because they listened to their constituents — parents, seniors, small business owners, and rural families who are already feeling the fallout of higher costs.

The Senate must now decide whether to follow that lead or cave to Trump’s scorched-earth politics.

If the Senate fails to act quickly, the damage will deepen. More families will lose coverage. Preventable illnesses will go untreated. Hospitals — especially in rural communities — will be pushed closer to collapse. None of this is theoretical. It’s happening now.

Tell the U.S. Senate: Extend ACA health care subsidies now. Follow the bipartisan House vote, reject Trump’s threats, and protect affordable health care for millions of Americans.

Add your name today and demand action now. Health care should not depend on political loyalty tests. It should be a promise we keep.