| Central Valley families are starting the new year with brutal sticker shock, as health care costs spike 114% on average after David Valadao and House Republicans let Affordable Care Act tax credits expire.
A new ad from Protect Our Care running in Valadao’s district slams his vote last year to rip health care away from more than 68,000 of his constituents – the highest share of Medicaid recipients of any House Republican. In the San Joaquin Valley, more than 90% of those enrolled in Covered California have at least part of their costs for premiums subsidized by tax credits.
Renee Rubin Ross, a California mom who relies on the ACA to cover her family of four, will now pay about $2,700 more per month to keep her coverage. She told the New York Times: “I don’t even know how to get my mind around it. It’s the opposite of affordable.”
Meanwhile, the executive director of Covered California warned that rising prices are already pushing people out of coverage.
Read more: New York Times: With Obamacare’s Higher Premiums Come Difficult Decisions
DCCC Spokesperson Anna Elsasser:
“David Valadao promised lower costs on day one, but instead delivered crippling premiums and more Valley families forced off of their health care. He owns this health care crisis – and his betrayal will cost him in the midterms.” |
