{"id":485236,"date":"2026-01-01T17:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T17:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/485236\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T17:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T17:50:09","slug":"md-rep-glenn-ivey-says-the-gop-is-in-trouble-over-health-care-premiums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/485236\/","title":{"rendered":"Md. Rep. Glenn Ivey says the GOP is in trouble over health care premiums"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey believes that Republicans will have to address the elimination of the Affordable Care Act tax subsidies with health care premiums rising.<\/p>\n<p>\n    Millions of Americans are entering the new year with far more expensive health insurance premiums. WTOP&#8217;s Sarah Jacobs reports Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey predicts a health care fix early in the new year.<\/p>\n<p>With the expiration of the Affordable Care Act tax subsidies, millions of Americans are entering the new year with far more expensive health insurance premiums.<\/p>\n<p>Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey said he believes this issue has fractured the Republican coalition in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe health care fight that came out of the government shutdown has been a real sign,\u201d said Ivey, a Democrat who represents Maryland\u2019s 4th District. \u201cI think there\u2019s a lot of cracks, not only in the Trump administration, but the Republican caucuses in the Senate and the House\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In December, four Republicans broke from House Speaker Mike Johnson and signed a petition, led by Democrats, that would force a House vote on extending <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/national\/2025\/12\/republicans-defy-speaker-johnson-to-force-house-vote-on-extending-aca-subsidies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy for three years<\/a> that lowers health insurance.<\/p>\n<p>It came in the aftermath of House Republican leaders rushing to pass a health care bill that didn\u2019t address the rising monthly premiums.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that Republicans have dug a very deep hole for themselves with the way they\u2019ve mishandled Americans health care, especially with respect to their refusal to extend the tax credits for the Affordable Care Act so that people can afford to continue to have insurance,\u201d Ivey said.<\/p>\n<p>Ivey expects that Democrats will force Republicans to address the elimination of the Affordable Care Act tax subsidies in the next 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019re going to force them to do something to address the elimination of the Obamacare tax credits so that people don\u2019t see their premiums double and triple,\u201d Ivey said.<\/p>\n<p>Ivey is also predicting Democrats will retake the House in 2026 and possibly the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause he can\u2019t be counted on to do it himself, the only way to keep him in check is to have counterweights to him and Republicans in Congress are not willing to do it,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s got to be Democrats that do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WTOP\u2019s Tadiwos Abedje contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Maryland Rep. 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