RALEIGH, N.C. – Today, Roy Cooper released the below statement following the U.S. House’s passage of legislation extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies that expired for nearly a million North Carolinians in December.
“North Carolinians are grappling with skyrocketing health care premiums amid other rising costs because Washington failed to extend ACA subsidies last month,” said Roy Cooper. “Washington DC insider Michael Whatley opposes extending these subsidies even though he knows hard working families will lose their health insurance. In the Senate, I’ll be focused on making life more affordable for North Carolinians, including their health care.”
Governor Cooper assembled a bipartisan coalition to expand Medicaid in 2023, bringing access to health care to over 700,000 North Carolinians. Medicaid expansion also provided a lifeline for rural communities, bringing an influx of critical federal funding to help keep rural hospitals and emergency rooms open. Governor Cooper also created a first-in-the-nation solution to help relieve more than $6.5 billion in medical debt for over 2.5 million North Carolinians.
Meanwhile, Michael Whatley cheered on Washington Republicans as they refused to renew ACA subsidies last year and has championed the idea of replacing the landmark health care legislation with “market-driven solutions.”
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