{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-releases/today-baldwin-forces-vote-to-stop-trump-affordable-care-act-rule-that-will-terminate-care-for-2-million-americans", "TODAY: Baldwin Forces Vote to Stop Trump Affordable Care Act Rule that Will Terminate Care for 2 Million Americans", "2026-09-29", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "WI", "Tammy Baldwin", "B001230", "www.baldwin.senate.gov", "baldwin", "https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) will force the Senate to vote on her resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to prevent up to two million Americans from having their health care coverage terminated and to repeal the Trump Administration\u2019s rule that will undermine the Affordable Care Act marketplace, raise out-of-pocket costs, and make it easier for insurance companies to cover fewer services.\n\n\u201cAmericans have been clear that they need lower health care costs. And what does President Trump do to respond? He pushes a policy that will cause out-of-pocket costs to skyrocket, reduce the benefits you get for the same plan, and terminate coverage for two million Americans,\u201d said Senator Baldwin. \u201cToday, we will put all Senators on the record \u2013 do they want to be responsible for these high costs and their constituents losing their insurance coverage, or will they stand with Americans who just want some breathing room?\u201d\n\nA livestream of Senator Baldwin\u2019s floor speech, which is scheduled for 1:10 CST/2:10 EST is available here.\n\nThe Trump Administration\u2019s rule promotes the use of catastrophic health plans with extremely high deductibles and out-of-pocket costs, loosens physician network requirements for plans, and proposes that insurers be allowed to offer \u201cnon-network\u201d plans that may not cover the cost of care. This would make it easier for insurers to raise out-of-pocket costs, sell new kinds of junk insurance coverage, increase working families\u2019 deductibles, cover fewer services, and kick more providers out of network.\n\nThe result would be worse coverage at higher costs, including:\n\nTerminate Insurance for Up to 2 Million: According to CMS estimates, the rule would reduce enrollment in ACA plans by up to 2 million.\n\nJack Up Costs: Insurance would become more unaffordable. For example, bronze plans would have maximum out-of-pocket costs of $15,600 for an individual or $31,200 for a family in 2027 \u2013 almost the entire income of an individual earning at the federal poverty level.\n\nReduce Benefits: Benefits may be reduced in many states \u2013 meaning Americans could lose access to coverage for substance use disorder treatment, hearing aids, or other critical services.\n\nIncrease Red Tape: Paperwork burden would increase on 4.7 million Americans, making it more difficult for them to get the coverage they deserve and kicking millions off their insurance.\n\nCut off Americans from their Doctors: Access to providers would decrease as insurance companies sell non-network health plans \u2013 with unlimited costs to consumers \u2013 and reduce the number of providers in their networks.\n\nBaldwin\u2019s CRA resolution would repeal this destructive rule under the Congressional Review Act. Repealing this rule would prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, stop working families from facing astronomical out-of-pocket costs, and make it harder for insurance companies to take advantage of Americans by selling them junk insurance.\n\nThe resolution is also led by Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) and it is cosponsored by Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Angus King (I-ME), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mark Warner (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL). Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY-03) also introduced this resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives today.\n\nMore information about this rule is available here. 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