Tell Congress to pass a funding bill that fixes our health care crisis!

Republicans in Congress have proposed an impossible choice: Support their partisan spending bill that continues to take away even more health care from millions of Americans or risk a government shutdown—and figure it out by tomorrow night.

Our country is in the midst of a health care crisis that is only getting worse. This summer, Republicans in Congress passed a Big, Ugly Budget Bill that slashes $1 trillion from health care, stripping coverage for over 15 million people. Hundreds of hospitals, nursing homes and community-based health clinics will close all across the country, particularly in rural America. Not only will people lose their health insurance altogether, but millions more will be stuck paying much higher prices to keep their coverage when the enhanced tax credits—an essential program that makes care affordable—expire at the end of 2025.

Democrats in Congress have asked Republicans to work together and negotiate a solution to avoid a government shutdown. Yet, Republicans have only doubled down, threatening a shut down until Democrats back their partisan plan to rip away health care from millions.

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>> Add your name! Tell Republican leaders in Congress to pass a funding bill this week that reverses the cuts to our health care, keeps hospitals open, lowers the rising costs weighing down Americans, and saves our health care!

Dear Member of Congress,

Our country is facing an urgent and worsening health care crisis that must be addressed immediately in the Fiscal Year 2026 spending bill. Already, as a result of the budget bill earlier this year, $1 trillion was cut from health care, which will strip coverage from over 15 million people. [1] As a result, hundreds of hospitals, nursing homes and community-based health clinics will close all across the country, including in rural America. With the ACA enhanced premium tax credits set to expire at the end of the year, 24 million Americans will soon face skyrocketing health care costs, with premiums expected to increase by an average of 75 percent. [2] So not only will millions of people lose their health insurance altogether, but millions more will be stuck paying sky-high prices to keep their coverage.

Families are also bracing for budget cuts that severely weaken our public health infrastructure, shut down medical research—including critical research for childhood cancer, threaten vaccine availability, and slash funding for the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control.

This is a betrayal of Americans and their families. Polls show bipartisan support of health care access. [3] Over 50,000 people will die from these actions if not reversed. [4] Families need a spending bill that keeps hospitals open, makes essential health care affordable and accessible, extends ACA premium tax credits, and fully funds scientific research and institutions that can protect our health and save lives. We urge you to avoid a government shutdown and pass a spending bill that will reverse the damage of these devastating cuts to health care, lower rising costs, and save our health care system.

Sincerely,

References:
[1] By the Numbers: Harmful Republican Megabill Will Take Health Coverage Away From Millions of People and Raise Families’ Costs - CBPP
[2] Premium Payments if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire - KFF
[3] Health Tracking Poll: Views of the One Big Beautiful Bill - KFF
[4] Proposed changes to Medicaid, other health programs could lead to over 51,000 preventable deaths, researchers warn - Yale

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