As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on a bill to extend ACA tax credits this week, GOP U.S. Senate candidates Rep. Buddy Carter, Rep. Mike Collins, and Derek Dooley say they oppose the bill.
Despite the fact that 95% of Georgians who purchase plans on the ACA Marketplace rely on these tax credits to afford their premiums, Carter, Collins, and Dooley have made it clear they support ripping these subsidies away and letting premiums skyrocket at the beginning of next year.
The three GOP candidates’ across-the-board opposition to extending ACA tax credits comes after new data 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 Politically Georgia: Health care vote
By: Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam | December 10, 2025
KEY EXCERPTS:
- We told you earlier this week how U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is making health insurance subsidies a central issue of his reelection campaign.
- His Republican rivals are taking the opposite approach.
- U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins, and former football coach Derek Dooley say they oppose a plan in the U.S. Senate that would extend the subsidies for another three years.
- The Republican-controlled Senate is set to vote on the proposal this week […]