Rep. April McClain Delaney Urges Extension of ACA Tax Credits for Healthcare Access

The Urgency of ACA Tax Credit Extension

• 🏥 Healthcare is framed as a basic human dignity and right.
• ⚠️ Millions across the country face losing their health insurance on January 1st due to the refusal to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits.

Risks of Undermining the ACA

• 📉 Colleagues are accused of undermining key ACA achievements with proposals like choice arrangements and association health plans.
• ⚠️ These alternative proposals could allow insurers to cut corners, neglecting essential services for mental health, substance abuse, and chronic disease management.
• 🚫 The failure to extend ACA tax credits or present a viable alternative is deemed unacceptable.

Impact on Maryland and Rural Communities

• 📊 In Maryland's 6th district alone, 21,000 families face skyrocketing premiums, and nearly 9,000 neighbors risk losing coverage entirely.
• 🏥 Rural hospitals and health providers are at risk of closing or halting essential services.
• 👨‍🌾 Over a quarter of farmers rely on ACA tax extensions and may be priced out of healthcare.

Call for Unity and Prioritization

• 🤝 The speaker emphasizes the need to come together in community and take care of one another.
• ❤️ The core message is to protect affordable care and put people's health over partisanship.