Collins refused to extend tax credits, Mainers are paying the price

Augusta, Maine – Nearly two weeks since the start of the CoverME, ACA marketplace’s open enrollment period, Mainers continue to face “sticker shock” at their skyrocketing insurance rates since Susan Collins refused to include an extension of ACA tax credits in the deal to reopen the government.

Maine Democratic Party spokesperson Tommy Garcia:
“It’s been two weeks since open enrollment started and thousands of Mainers are seeing their insurance rates skyrocket because Susan Collins refused to extend ACA tax credits. Collins has consistently put affordable health care at risk for thousands of Mainers, and they will hold her accountable for it come 2026.”

Read more from the past week:

• WMTW: “It’s ridiculous.” Maine cancer patient expects insurance premium to triple

• WABI: Mainers protest outside office of Sen. Collins following vote to reopen the government without ACA funds

• CNN: Skyrocketing ACA premiums force enrollees to make tough decisions

• ABC News: ‘It’s insane’: ACA policyholders say soaring health insurance premiums are jeopardizing lives

• CBS: Health care tax credits are set to expire, raising costs for millions

See more: MDP Statement on Susan Collins Refusing to Stave Off Skyrocketing Insurance Rates; ICYMI: Mainers Protest Susan Collins as She Refuses to Extend ACA Tax Credits; What They’re Saying: “Mainers Face Steep Premiums on ACA Marketplace with Expiration of Enhanced Tax Credits”; What Mainers are Saying: “Susan Collins Refuses to Protect Our Health Care”; What They’re Watching: Mainers Share Personal Stories of How Skyrocketing Insurance Rates Will Impact Their Lives & Health; What Mainers are Saying About Rising Insurance Premiums: “I am Scared,” “What Are We Going to Do,” People “Are Going to Die”; What Mainers are Saying: Rising Insurance Premiums are “Catastrophic”; ICYMI: “Mainers to Collins: Prioritize Our Health, Renew ACA Tax Credits”; ICYMI: Impacted Mainers Discuss Skyrocketing Insurance Rates As Collins Refuses to Protect Mainers’ Health Care; While Mainers Face Health Care Cliff, Collins Gets MAGA Swag Bag at Trump “Unity” Lunch; What They’re Saying: Maine Democrats, Advocates Criticize Collins, “Warn [of] Health Care Increases” [Maine Morning Star]; ICYMI: Maine Dems, Health Care Leaders Call Out Collins for Failing To Protect Mainers’ Health Care; What Mainers are Watching and Reading: Thanks to Collins, Mainers “Could See Their Premiums Skyrocket”; Maine Beacon: Susan Collins accepts thousands from insurers while health costs soar for Mainers