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Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025: A Critical Response to Devastating Medicaid Cuts

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U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) has joined her colleagues in introducing the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025, aiming to reverse the drastic Medicaid cuts enacted by the Trump administration and extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits set to expire at the end of the year. This legislation comes in response to the alarming effects of the Republican budget, which has been estimated to force hospitals to close, cut hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans from Medicaid coverage, and increase health insurance premiums for thousands of Minnesotans in 2026.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025 seeks to reverse the single largest cut to Medicaid in U.S. history, which will affect almost 17 million Americans, including 1.4 million Minnesotans who rely on Medicaid for health care coverage.
  • The ACA tax credits, which allow millions of Americans to afford health care, are set to expire at the end of the year, causing health insurance premiums to spike by as much as 218% for tens of millions of Americans.
  • The introduced bill permanently extends the ACA tax credits and reverses the Medicaid cuts, ensuring that Minnesotans and Americans nationwide will not lose their health insurance coverage.
  • The Republicans' budget has been condemned by Representative Morrison and her colleagues, who argue that it prioritizes tax cuts for billionaires over Americans' health care, resulting in unconscionable and immoral policies.
  • The Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025 aims to address the health care affordability and accessibility crisis in the country by providing a permanent solution to the ACA tax credit expiration and reversing devastating Medicaid cuts.
  • This legislation has the support of patients, health care providers, hospitals, and clinics across the country, who are demanding a reversal of the alarming effects of the Republican budget.

Statistics:

  • Almost 17 million Americans will be affected by the single largest cut to Medicaid in U.S. history.
  • 1.4 million Minnesotans rely on Medicaid for health care coverage, which will be cut under the Republican budget.
  • The ACA tax credits, set to expire at the end of the year, will cause health insurance premiums to spike by as much as 218% for tens of millions of Americans.
  • More than 1.4 million Minnesotans get their health care coverage through Medicaid, and hundreds of thousands get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces.

Sources:

  • "Washington, D.C. -- The following information was released by the office of Minnesota Rep. Kelly Morrison."
  • "WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) joined her colleagues in introducing the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025."
  • "In Minnesota, more than 1.4 million Minnesotans get their health care coverage through Medicaid (called Medical Assistance in Minnesota) and hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces."

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