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KCarl Smith: The price of government dependency

Americans were forced into Obamacare under threat of a financial penalty, promised affordable care in return, and told the system would protect working families. Now the subsidies are gone, the real costs exposed, and the bills have arrived. ... When Washington replaces freedom with control and responsibility with dependency, working families always pay the price.

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U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville: Democrats’ health care fiasco

President Trump is back in office, which means that Democrats are working overtime to manufacture lies to try to make Republicans look bad.

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Shomari Figures asking Republicans to fix 'health care crisis' to save his poor, dying district

An Alabama congressman made a rare appearance Wednesday as Democrats continued to blame Republicans for higher prices and looming insurance premium increases.

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'Cleaning up Democrats' messes': 22 million reasons Britt says Affordable Healthcare was never affordable

An estimated 22 million people will see much higher insurance premiums if a solution isn't reached between Democrats and Republicans concerning what U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) has called the "Unaffordable Care Act."

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., speaks in the Oval Office of the White House as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and President Donald Trump listen, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Alabama News
‘A nonstarter’: Britt clarifies report of extending COVID-era Obamacare subsidies

According to a report from Punch Bowl News, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and a group of fellow Republican legislators are lobbying for President Donald Trump to support a limited short-term extension of Obamacare subsidies.

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Katie Britt on Democrat plans for extending Obamacare subsidies: ‘Doesn’t deal with any of the issues’

An upcoming vote on extending the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, subsidies pushed by Democrats doesn’t address problems with the program, according to U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery).

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Barry Moore says GOP ready to negotiate with Democrats on health care reforms after government reopens  — 'It's a separate animal'

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) said Republicans are ready to negotiate healthcare costs under the Affordable Care Act, but only after the government reopens.

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'This is a problem of their own making' — Britt slams Democrats for playing 'politics,' blame game over Obamacare as shutdown lingers

At 22 days and counting, the current government shutdown is officially the third longest in history. Healthcare remains a major sticking point, with Senate Democrats refusing to pass a clean continuing resolution in hopes of negotiating an extension on Affordable Care Act subsidies.

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield, United Healthcare Obamacare premiums to increase around 20% in Alabama on average in 2026

The Alabama Department of Insurance approved the final 2026 premium rates for the Affordable Care Act individual market in Alabama last week. 

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Marshall halts Biden's attempt to grant Obamacare to illegal aliens — 'Under no circumstances should American citizens be bankrolling Obamacare for illegal immigrants'

A federal court recently blocked the Biden administration’s plans to provide taxpayer-subsidized health plans to illegal aliens after Alabama and other states sued for an injunction.

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Fmr State Sen. Pittman warns Medicaid expansion will force state into proration

There is a real possibility later in the year and into early 2023 that Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Legislature could move to expand Medicaid eligibility in Alabama, which would come at a considerable cost to state budgets.