DC insider Michael Whatley is getting slammed for supporting DC Republicans’ health care crisis that’s driving up costs.
With ACA open enrollment beginning this past Saturday, nearly a million North Carolinians are seeing their health care premiums double or more because Republicans refuse to extend ACA tax subsidies.
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WRAL: Partisan turmoil heats up as North Carolinians face Affordable Care Act rate increases in 2026
- Nearly 1 million North Carolinians will pay more for health care under the Affordable Care Act starting in 2026.
- Democrats want those federal subsidies extended, while Republicans have fought to end them. It is the political debate at the crux of the government shutdown and now politicians on both sides of the aisle in North Carolina are pointing fingers.
- State Sen. Gale Adcock, D-Wake, held a news conference on Thursday to address what she calls a “health care crisis” brought on by Republicans.
- Adcock also used it as an opportunity to express her endorsement for former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper in his run for a U.S. Senate seat and “blast” his Republican opponent, Michael Whatley.
- “It’s clear Republicans don’t want you to have affordable health care,” Adcock said. “This was completely avoidable, but D.C. Republicans would rather shut down the government than extend ACA tax credits and lower healthcare costs.”
NC Newsline: NC’s 1 million ACA enrollees set to see higher health care costs in 2026
- North Carolinians who plan to buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace are set to see significant cost hikes as the open enrollment period begins Nov. 1.
- That increase could soon be twofold. Providers are raising premiums by an average of 28.6% in North Carolina, and the tax credits that significantly lower costs for many enrollees are set to expire at the end of 2025 unless Congress decides to extend them.
- Earlier this year, Congressional Republicans voted to allow the tax credits to sunset on schedule, saying they’re too costly to extend.
- So far, Republicans have refused to negotiate that issue. That’s what caused the current federal government shutdown standoff that has now dragged on for a month.
- In a news conference Thursday, state Sen. Gale Adcock (D-Wake) said the majority party was “shutting down the government instead of fixing the health care crisis they created.”
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