BREAKING: More Than 160,000 Ohioans Lose Health Care Thanks to Jon Husted

BREAKING: More Than 160,000 Ohioans Lose Health Care Thanks to Jon Husted

July 9, 2026

Axios: Ohio tops the nation in ACA enrollment drop

COLUMBUS, OHIO - New reporting shows that Ohio has seen the largest drop in Affordable Care Act enrollment of any state in the nation - with more than 160,000 Ohioans losing their coverage. Nearly 1 in 3 Ohioans who previously relied on the Affordable Care Act are no longer enrolled thanks to Jon Husted's votes.

Jon Husted voted nine times against lowering Ohioans' health care premiums. After Husted's votes, health care costs have spiked for an estimated 583,000 Ohioans, forcing tens of thousands of Ohioans to forgo coverage altogether.

Ohio Democratic Party Senior Communications Advisor Tony Wen released the following statement:

"More than 160,000 Ohioans have lost Affordable Care Act coverage thanks to Jon Husted's votes - the largest decline in coverage of any other state in the country. Jon Husted voted nine times to rip away health care from Ohio families, and in November, they will hold him accountable."

Read more about Husted's Health Care Crisis:

• Jon Husted voted nine times against lowering premiums for Ohio families. Because of Husted's votes, hundreds of thousands of Ohio families will see their health care costs spike.
  
• Ohio families are seeing their health care costs increase by an average of $804 a year because Jon Husted refused to extend the ACA tax credits.
  
• Instead of coming up with solutions to help lower costs, Jon Husted continues to blame hardworking Ohioans, telling them that they're "not very experienced at navigating the real world," and that they must fix their "work ethic" and simply "earn more" money to make ends meet.
  

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