Rob Bresnahan Faces Protests Over Skyrocketing Health Care Costs

Congressman Bresnahan fled Washington as NEPA families face rising costs

Protesters are calling out Congressman Rob Bresnahan as their health care costs are expected to skyrocket.

Northeastern Pennsylvanians who rely on Pennie for their health care could face up to a 300% spike in their monthly health care costs due to inaction by Bresnahan. Instead of working to address the crisis, Bresnahan and House Republicans left town on Friday with no plans to return to D.C. before October.

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Demonstrators shared stories of the potential dangers they believe could happen if the US Congress allowed the enhanced ACA premium tax credits to expire in Pennsylvania. One man shares a story about a family whose premium for their child will increase from just over $100 to over $700 a month if the act expires at the start of the new year.

As a small-business owner, Michelle Rothenbecker has relied on the federal Health Insurance Marketplace for her family’s health care insurance. She fears she will pay more if lawmakers don’t come to an agreement to extend tax credits that allow people like her to afford health insurance.

The Bear Creek Twp. resident was one of around 10 people who rallied outside the downtown offices of Republican U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick and U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., Monday afternoon urging them to extend the credit and preserve federal health care programs like Medicaid.