ACA Enrollee Nora Pullen: “Without ACA tax credits, my health insurance plan will become completely unaffordable to the point that I might have to drop health insurance altogether”
As the Senate prepares to vote on an extension of critical ACA tax credits that help 1.4 million Georgians afford their premiums each month, GOP U.S. Senate candidates Rep. Buddy Carter, Rep. Mike Collins, and Derek Dooley remain opposed to the bill that would help Georgians like Nora Pullen keep their affordable health insurance, according to the AJC.
Today’s vote comes as a recent analysis from KFF found that premiums could skyrocket by up to $885 and $936 per month in Buddy Carter’s and Mike Collins’ districts, respectively.
AJC: The Senate vote on health subsidies sets up Georgia’s 2026 race
By: Greg Bluestein and Tia Mitchell | December 11, 2025
KEY EXCERPTS:
- Thursday’s U.S. Senate vote on extending health insurance subsidies that help millions of Americans afford medical coverage has become a major fault line in Georgia’s 2026 midterm campaign.
- Democrats are framing the lapse of subsidies used by roughly 24 million Americans as a high-stakes fight over basic health care access heading into next year’s midterms […]
- Ossoff is using the vote to draw a sharp contrast with his top Republican rivals. U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins, along with former football coach Derek Dooley, each opposing extending the subsidies.
- Republicans have not unified around an alternative.
- House Republicans are considering their own proposals, including an option to scale back subsidies through new income caps and eligibility requirements.
- But there is no consensus on what the GOP can pass, given its slim majority and disagreement over the political fallout.
- The legislative gridlock could leave millions of consumers on the hook for sharply higher premiums as a new enrollment year begins.
- People shopping for coverage on the Affordable Care Act exchanged have until Monday to select a policy for coverage beginning Jan. 1.
- Without the subsidies, the cost of coverage is expected to more than double on average, according to analysis by KFF.
- Nora Pullen, an ACA enrollee in Fayette County, said her plan will nearly double from $362 a month to $660 a month without subsidies. Now she’s considering what was once unthinkable.
- “Without ACA tax credits, my health insurance plan will become completely unaffordable to the point that I might have to drop health insurance altogether,” she said.