CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN HELPS PASS EXTENSION OF LIFE-SAVING HEALTH CARE TAX CREDITS FOR HUDSON VALLEY FAMILIES THROUGH HOUSE, CALLS ON SENATE TO IMMEDIATELY PASS LEGISLATION

Congressman Pat Ryan Helps Pass Extension of Life-Saving Health Care Tax Credits for Hudson Valley Families Through House, Calls on Senate to Immediately Pass Legislation

Today, after months of Trump and Congressional Republicans' refusal to extend the ACA tax credits, Congressman Ryan's bill extending life-saving ACA tax credits through 2028 passed the House; without an immediate extension, Hudson Valley families will continue to face a 185% increase in their insurance bills

Congressman Ryan's survey asking community members whether they'd received notice of health insurance bill increases revealed that the Hudson Valley is already feeling the pain, with more than half of those who cited a specific increase reporting their bills are going up by over100%

Ryan has been sounding the alarm on Trump's massive cuts impacting Medicaid and the ACA, which are projected to kick 17 million Americans off their insurance and have already ripped coverage from more than 17,000 people in the Hudson Valley

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Pat Ryan's bill extending ACA tax credits - which have saved millions of Americans thousands of dollars a year since2014 - passed the House. The legislation now moves to the Senate where, if passed, will advance to President Trump's desk to be signed into law, safeguarding the life-saving tax credits for millions of Americans through 2028.

Without an immediate extension, Hudson Valley families will continue to face an up to 185% increase in their insurance bills - a burden the community cannot afford.

Amid the President and Congressional Republicans' refusal to extend the tax credits, Ryan released a survey to the Hudson Valley community asking whether they'd already received notice their bills were increasing. The results decisively revealed that the community-level impact is already immense - of the nearly 1,000 respondents, 77% reported they'd already received notice that their health insurance bills would be increasing. Additionally, more than half of the respondents who provided specifics are seeing their bill double.

Since the passage of President Trump's so-called "Big, Beautiful Bill," Ryan has been speaking out about massive cuts impacting Medicaid and the ACA, kicking 17 million Americans off their insurance - including up to 240,000 in the Hudson Valley - and causing premiums to skyrocket.

"Every hardworking Hudson Valley family deserves high-quality healthcare at a cost they can actually afford. That's why we need all-hands-on-deck to fight Trump's price hikes and extend these life-saving tax credits, " said Congressman Pat Ryan. "Today's vote is a step in the right direction, but this fight is far from over. 17,000 of our neighbors - seniors, veterans, and single parents - have already lost coverage. Nearly half of them are kids. That's a burden that our community simply cannot afford - and they shouldn't have to. The Administration's refusal to act is beyond cruel - it's a total abandonment of the very people they're meant to represent. It's time to see once and for all who fights for the American people."

Of the nearly 1,000 responses to Ryan's health care survey, 77% reported that they've already received notice their premiums will increase. Of the folks who provided specifics on how much their bills are going up by, more than half are facing 100% increases - a doubling of their monthly bills.

In order, the other most common responses included:

• People having to cancel their plans due to cost increases
• People having to switch over to lower-cost plans with higher co-pays
• People losing coverage altogether without recourse, including former Essential Plan enrollees - 17,000 of whom have already lost coverage in NY-18

A small section of the most stark responses to the survey are included below:

"The Aetna plan that I had is being eliminated and now my deductible is increasing, going from $0 to $1,000," said Judy, a constituent in Saugerties. "I should be able to manage it financially - as long as I don't get sick."

"The increase in premium cost I'm facing will stress my fixed income," said Valarie Losey of Hyde Park. "I am a paraplegic and require constant medical attention and supplies - losing health care coverage isn't an option for me."

"If we stay with the same coverage our premiums will go from $1,860 per month to $3,275 per month," said Michael Berta of Poughkeepsie. "The additional cost for the insurance plus the rising cost in basic overhead has me considering closing my practice down. Then if you add in the additional cost due the tariffs for food, clothing, and basic necessities it's becoming impossible to make ends meet."

"I am retired and my husband has to continue to work at age 75 due to the constant increases in the cost of living," said Susan, a constituent in Stanfordville. "Our UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plan's premium increased from $156 to $287 per person per month. We can't afford that increase and will be forced to switch plans and pay more out of pocket in 2026."

"Our insurance premium is increasing by 100% for 2026," said a constituent in Chester. "We needed a new car, and this increase is about the same as the monthly car payments would have been. Now that money will be paying for the premium increase instead."

"My premium increased another $114 per month," said Jean, a constituent in Montgomery."I will have to be able to afford it, but at 72 years old, I do not feel like I can retire with these increasing costs."

Congressman Ryan was an early, strong critic of President Trump domestic spending agenda - calling it a "Big, Ugly Betrayal" of the American people.Trump's agenda rips health care coverage away from more than 17 million Americans, is set to cause a massive hike in insurance premiums for millions, and has already closed, significantly reduced services, or forced mass layoffs at countless hospitals nationwide.

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