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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 13h

Register at healthactionconference.org by October 20 to receive a special #HAC2026 notebook upon arrival to the conference.

Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 13h

We are looking forward to welcoming health care advocates from across the country to the Health Action Conference this January as we to fight to protect the future of our health care.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 15h

TUNE IN: Americans share the story of how their premiums will skyrocket if Congress doesn't act NOW to extend the enhanced premium tax credits. This is about access to affordable health care for millions of Americans. Congress must act.

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House Democratic Hearing on the Republican Healthcare Crisis

YouTube video by Rep. Jeffries

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 1d

7 in 10 Marketplace enrollees say they could not afford coverage if their premiums doubled; 4 in 10 say they would expect to be uninsured. Congress must address the needs of their constituents and extend premium tax credits now.

Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 1d

Extending premium tax credits is popular among Americans across the country. Per KFF, 78% say they want Congress to extend the tax credits available, including most Republicans and MAGA supporters.
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KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Weighs Political Consequences of Health Policy Legislation | KFF

KFF's Health Tracking Poll finds that more than three-quarters of the public say they want Congress to extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credits that are set to expire at the end of this year. If th...

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 1d

If Congress doesn't extend the tax credits, premiums will SKYROCKET. This goes beyond politics, red & blue states will ALL see costs go up. Congress must come together to lower health care costs for Americans! Thx Rep. MTG for sharing your family's story.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with the GOP on Obamacare, calling to avoid premium hikes

Greene said she's "not a fan" of Obamacare but complained that her "own adult children’s insurance premiums for 2026 are going to DOUBLE" if Congress ignores the issue.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 1d

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 1d

Congress must extend premium tax credits now to protect the health care of families like Tony’s across the country.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 1d

Tony Gonzales traveled to DC from Pennsylvania with his daughter Amber to let Congress know that premium tax credits are critical to his family being able to afford health care as he undergoes cancer treatment.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 2d

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 2d

We couldn't agree more, Theresa. Health care should be accessible and affordable for EVERYONE. That's what we're fighting for right now.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 2d

On her trip to DC to tell Congress how important Medicaid is to her family, Theresa Luoni visited the Families USA office and shared some of her story with @awright2care.bsky.social.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 3d

GOP Districts ‘Supercharged’ Obamacare Use Is Risk in Shutdown Fight

The health insurance subsidies at the center of the US government shutdown fight disproportionately benefit areas of the country represented by Republican lawmakers, posing a potential vulnerability f...

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 3d

Premium tax credits brought Amy's health insurance premiums down to just $30 a month. She says if her premiums go up to $100 a month, that would “probably put her over the edge.”

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 3d

Amy Bielawski had been uninsured for most of her life until the enhanced premium tax credits began in 2021. She relies on insurance to cover doctors’ visits and prescriptions for a thyroid disorder.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 4d

We joined @fairshareamerica.bsky.social and partners at the Health Care Over Billionaires Rally to send a message to Congress that if they can give tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations, they can and must extend premium tax credits and protect affordable health care for Americans.

Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 5d

Government Shutdown Imminent As Lawmakers Bicker, Trump Posts AI Slop

There’s no telling how long this shutdown will last.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 5d

Congress must protect affordable health care and extend premium tax credits now.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 5d

Tony is a dad and college professor currently undergoing cancer treatment. Premium tax credits allow him to afford health insurance and without them, Tony and his family will be forced to face difficult health and financial decisions.

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Kasey Hampton @kaseyh.bsky.social · 6d

Republicans in Congress made huge tax credits for billionaires permanent, but are refusing to do the same for tax credits that help working-class American citizens afford health care. That's what this shutdown is about.

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What the Government Shutdown Debate is Really About: Health Care Tax Credits for Working Class Americans - Families USA

Republican leaders in Congress are willing to shut down the government to avoid extending this affordability assistance to the working class.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 7d

Read the full statement from @awright2care.bsky.social: familiesusa.org/press-releas...

Families USA Statement on Congressional Republicans Refusal to Extend Health Care Tax Credits for Millions of Americans, Government Shutdown - Families USA

Republican leaders are betraying their own voters with their willingness to shut down the government to avoid extending tax credits.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 7d

Congress must come together to open the government and pass a permanent extension of the enhanced tax credits, period.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 7d

When Republicans in Congress passed huge, permanent tax credits for billionaires and big corporations this summer, they blocked multiple attempts and amendments to similarly extend the tax credits that help working families pay their health insurance premiums.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 7d

We shouldn’t need a shutdown to prevent a massive spike in health insurance premiums.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 8d

Tune in at 5:15 to watch Tony, a storyteller from PA, speak with @robinkelly.house.gov and @repdexteror.bsky.social about how premium tax credits keep health care affordable for himself and his family as he undergoes cancer treatment.
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Stop the Republican Shutdown

YouTube video by Rep. Jeffries

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