Greene: GOP Faces Criticism for ACA Inaction as Health Premiums Soar
The Debate Over Health Care Costs and the Affordable Care Act
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has been vocal about her frustrations with the current state of health care in the United States, particularly highlighting the rising costs of health insurance premiums. She has placed much of the blame on her own party, arguing that Republicans should have taken action to reform the Affordable Care Act (ACA) earlier, especially regarding its expiring tax credits.
The issue of expiring subsidies from the Obama-era law has become a central point in the ongoing debate over the House-passed continuing resolution that aims to reopen the government after a month-long funding lapse. In an interview with comedian Bill Maher, Greene emphasized her criticism of the GOP caucus and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for not providing details on an alleged plan to reform the ACA.
“The Democrats passed Obamacare, but yet the Republicans have never done anything to correct the problems that exist with it,” she stated during the “Real Time” segment. “And I don’t think it’s an easy thing to fix. However, it’s something that we should have a plan for, and Mike Johnson, for a month now, cannot give me a single policy idea. And I’m angry about that.”
Greene argued that the existing health care law has had a significant impact on the middle class and small business owners, many of whom pay for their own insurance. She shared her personal experience, stating that under the 2010 law, health care premiums increased costs for her family of five from $800 per month to over $2,400.
“I believe that Congress should be solving a lot of these problems,” Greene said. “However, Congress is not solving these problems, and I have Republican leadership.”
Her comments reflect similar remarks she made earlier this month when urging the Speaker to bring lawmakers back to Washington to address rising health care costs. Despite these calls, Johnson has indicated that Republicans have been working on an alternative to the ACA.
“Republicans have been working on a fix for health care, we’ve been doing this for years,” he stated during a press conference.
President Trump also weighed in on the issue, urging GOP lawmakers to collaborate with Democrats to create a better health care system than the ACA. He claimed the program “never worked” and suggested that the goal should be to allow insurance companies to make money while ensuring affordability for consumers.
“I think it’s a great time for the Republicans and Democrats to get together and make something that will work, and let the insurance companies make money — they’re entitled to that, but not the kind of money that they’re making,” the president said during a press briefing aboard Air Force One.
Despite these statements, Greene remains skeptical. She has not heard anything about a potential plan to address the issues at hand.
“I’m waiting for the plan. I haven’t seen it yet,” she told Maher.
With open enrollment under the ACA beginning without subsidies, even low-income families are at risk of facing high insurance costs next year. This development has added urgency to the ongoing discussions about the future of health care in the United States.
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