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Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie (R) on Wednesday said ObamaCare might as well be renamed “Trumpcare” as premiums increase and Republicans haven’t moved to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
“Might as well call it Trumpcare now. Our party has made no serious effort to repeal Obamacare and legalize affordable health insurance after taking control of the House, Senate & White House,” Massie wrote Wednesday on the social platform X.
“Why? Because the current system enriches insurance and hospital companies,” he added.
Massie has been a critic of President Trump since the start of his second term and has become a more vocal opponent after Trump backed a candidate to unseat him in the Republican primary.
He’s one of a handful of GOP lawmakers who say the party hasn’t been accomplishing enough legislatively despite a majority in the House and Senate and holding the White House.
Republicans technically have the power to repeal or alter the ACA if they secure at least 60 votes in the Senate to overcome a filibuster.
Last year, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) refused to call a vote on a clean three-year extension of the enhanced ACA tax subsidies, suggesting the costs be offset with other spending cuts.
A new analysis from KFF says ACA Marketplace insurers are proposing a median premium increase of 14 percent for 2027 — indicating another year of potential double-digit price spikes.
Former Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) previously said the surge in pricing would be “brutal” for the middle class, small-business owners and families, including her own.
“Johnson said he’s got ideas and pages of policy ideas and committees of jurisdiction are working on it, but he refused to give one policy proposal to our GOP conference on our own conference call,” Greene wrote on X in November before resigning.
“Apparently I have to go into a SCIF to find out the Republican healthcare plan!!!”
Republicans have floated the expansion of health savings accounts, allowing people to save money tax-free for medical expenses, often pairing them with high-deductible health plans to shift financial risk and choice directly to the consumer.
The IRS recently upped contribution limits to $4,400 for individuals and $8,750 for families. In 2027, limits will rise to $4,500 and $9,000, respectively.
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