“All eight Republicans in Georgia’s delegation oppose the bill to extend the credits for three years.”
New reporting from the AJC highlights how MAGA extremist Rep. Mike Collins and “MAGA warrior” Rep. Buddy Carter voted against a bill to extend health care subsidies for 3 years as 1.4 million Georgians brace to see their premiums skyrocket. Meanwhile, data from KFF has found that ACA premiums could skyrocket by up to $885 and $936 per month in Buddy Carter’s and Mike Collins’ districts, respectively.
Despite the fact that 95% of Georgians who purchase plans on the ACA Marketplace rely on these tax credits to afford their premiums, all three GOP U.S. Senate candidates Rep. Buddy Carter, Rep. Mike Collins, and Derek Dooley all oppose an extension.
Read for yourself:
AJC: U.S House votes to extend Affordable Care Act health care subsidies
By Tia Mitchell | January 9th, 2026
KEY EXCERPTS:
- With the help of 17 Republicans, none from Georgia, the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday signed off on a bill that would extend the expiring Affordable Care Act coverage subsidies for three more years.
- House Democrats unanimously supported the bill, saying their concern is the estimated 22 million people nationwide whose premiums increased solely because these tax credits were allowed to expire at the end of 2025.
- About 1.5 million Georgians, or around 13% of the state’s population, purchased insurance on the Obamacare exchanges last year.
- That number was already down by 200,000 at the end of open enrollment in December.
- About 460,000 Georgians are expected to drop health insurance purchased on the exchange as a result of the expiring subsidies and other changes to health care laws, according to health research organization KFF.
- U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff has made the issue central to his reelection campaign, calling out his Republican opponents for refusing to support extending the subsidies.
- That includes U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins, who both voted against the bill Thursday.
- “This is a life-or-death question for many Georgians,” Ossoff said during a news conference before the vote. “This is whether or not Georgians have and can afford health insurance. There is little more fundamental than that, and that is why I am ramping up the pressure on my opponents to change their position.”