ON ACA ANNIVERSARY, COLLINS SLAMMED FOR UNLEASHING HEALTH CARE CRISIS

The following information was released by the Maine Democratic Party:

Today marks the 16th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which thousands of Mainers relied on to afford their health care last year.

However, because Susan Collins refused to extend the lifesaving ACA enhanced tax credits, more than50,000 Mainers are seeing their insurance premiums "double, triple or even quadruple" andthousands of people who buy marketplace health insurance canceled their 2026 coverage.

Maine Democratic Party spokesperson Kristi Johnston released the following statement:

"Because of Susan Collins, health care is more expensive for tens of thousands of Mainers. She chose Donald Trump and the extreme GOP agenda over Maine families siding with efforts to repeal the ACA, drive up costs, and put insurance company profits first. Collins is directly responsible for skyrocketing premiums, and Mainers won't forget it at the ballot box."

Here is a reminder of Susan Collins' long record refusing to extend ACA tax credits:

Collins and Republicans refused to include an extension for ACA Tax Credits in the One Big Ugly Bill that Collins voted toadvance.

Collins forced a government shutdown to avoid extending ACA tax credits.

Collinsrepeatedly voted against extending ACA tax credits.

Collinsrefused to include an extension of ACA tax credits in the deal to reopen the government that sheclaimed credit for negotiating.

Collins called ACA tax credits "poison pills."

Collins claimed extending the enhanced premium ACA tax credits "does not have a Sept. 30 deadline," despite Maine insurance rates already going up and Maine state officials warningaction must be takenbefore September 30th.

Then, Collins made a new excuse for not extending ACA tax credits saying"the insurance rates have already been issued for the year and the marketplace is already open, so it makes it very difficult" to make changes and negotiate a deal to extend ACA tax credits.