Rep. McDonald Rivet Launches Portal to Empower Constituents Impacted by Skyrocketing Health Care Costs

FLINT- Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) announced a new portalwhere constituents can share the impact of rising health care costs on them and their families. Insurance companies are currently sending 2026 rate notices, and costs are expected to rise significantly due to cuts to Medicaidand Congress' failure to extend the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits.

"Michiganders are already struggling to afford basic necessities, and now, they are learning their health care costs could soon skyrocket," said Congresswoman McDonald Rivet. "If we don't act now to reverse the trillion-dollar Medicaid cuts and renew the ACA tax credits, working families and seniors will pay hundreds more per month."

Residents of Genesee, Saginaw, Bay, and Midland Counties are encouraged to share their story at McDonaldRivet.house.gov/ShareYourStory.

For months, Congresswoman McDonald Rivet has been advancing commonsense solutions to lower costs and address the looming health care crisis. For example:

• On October 6th, the Congresswoman stood with a mother from Midland whose insurance premiums are jumping by 18% to call on Congress to renew the ACA tax credits and lower costs.
• Recently, the Congresswoman headlined a virtual press conferenceto illustrate how the looming health care crisis will raise costs and kick Michiganders off their insurance.
• In September, the Congresswoman hosted a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol, leading three dozen of her colleagues in a letter to Congressional Leadershipdemanding an extension of the ACA tax credits.
• In July, the Congresswoman called onRepublican colleagues to join her in supporting the Health Care Affordability Act of 2025, which would make the ACA tax credits permanent.
• Also in July, the Congresswoman spoke about the local consequences of Republicans' trillion-dollar Medicaid cutsalongside health care workers and a Flint family that relies on Medicaid for cancer treatments.
• In June, the Congresswoman stood with seniors in Bay County to call on Congress to stop $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts that will hurt local residents and nursing homes.