Florida will be hit the hardest in the nation by upcoming cuts to Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans, also known as Obamacare, on Nov. 1. I’m fighting in Washington, alongside House Democrats, to stop this huge health-care hike for Central Floridians and reopen the government.
If President Trump and Republicans don’t agree to extend the ACA Premium Tax Credit, 24.3 million Americans will see their health care costs spike by 75% or more. Two million Floridians are estimated to lose insurance, and many will needlessly get sicker and die as a result. This is absolutely cruel and wrong. We must come together in a bipartisan manner to stop this health-care crisis before open enrollment starts on Nov. 1.
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