WASHINGTON, DC-Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) released a statement following her vote against House Republicans' 11^th hour bill that fails to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits which expire at the end of the year or address the ongoing Republican healthcare crisis.

In addition to failing to extend the ACA tax credits, which will cause an estimated 4 million Americans to lose their health insurance,the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill will result in an additional 100,000 fewer Americans with health insurance. This is on top of the 10 million Americansthat are projected to lose health insurance in the next decade because of provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed in July.

The bill has also drawn criticism for stripping away protections from patients, especially those with pre-existing conditions, and creating a back-door ban on abortion.

"As America suffers from the Republican healthcare and affordability crisis, the Republican solution is to make healthcare more expensive and ensure less people have access to it," said Congresswoman Adams. "Their proposal raises healthcare costs without the ACA tax credits, forces Americans to lose coverage, takes away protections from our most vulnerable, and undermines women's right to reproductive freedom. Americans deserve more than a shoddy, last-minute bill that doesn't make their healthcare better or their lives more affordable. It's time for Republicans to work with Democrats on a bipartisan healthcare solution because it's clear they can't handle it on their own."

The Republican healthcare crisis is having a direct impact on North Carolina and the 12^th District. 88,000 NC-12 residents use the ACA tax credits to afford health insurance and without them, an estimated 157,000 North Carolinians will lose coverage entirely. At the same time, due to Medicaid and Medicare cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, at least five North Carolina rural hospitals are already at risk of closing, threatening healthcare access for thousands of residents.

Congresswoman Adams spoke on the House floor about the Republican healthcare crisis during the bill's debate. A recording of her remarks can be found here.