As the deadline to extend ACA tax credits before 1.4 million Georgians face skyrocketing premiums quickly approaches, GOP U.S. Senate candidates Rep. Buddy Carter, Rep. Mike Collins, and Derek Dooley remain completely opposed to any extension.
Just last night, Carter and Collins voted for a junk health care plan that does nothing to address funding for health care subsidies.
Carter and Collins’ continued opposition comes even after a recent KFF analysis found that Georgians enrolled in ACA health insurance plans could see their premiums skyrocket as much as $885 in Carter’s district and $935 in Collins’ district.
As recently as last week, Dooley, in addition to Carter and Collins, told the AJC that he opposes extending ACA tax credits for Georgians and has not budged on that stance since then.
In Georgia, the deadline for coverage beginning January 1st passed on Monday. Now, Georgians have already begun paying substantially higher premiums without any sign of relief as a result of GOP opposition from Republicans like Carter, Collins, and Dooley.
“Buddy Carter, Mike Collins, and Derek Dooley have forced Georgians on ACA into paying drastically higher premiums and jeopardized their ability to keep themselves and their families healthy,” said Democratic Party of Georgia Senior Communications Advisor Devon Cruz. “No Georgian should have to shoulder the high cost of Carter, Collins, and Dooley’s anti-affordable health care agenda.”