As Democrats vie to take control of Congress in the midterms this fall, their main message on health care policy is fairly straightforward: Undo Republicans’ Medicaid cuts and restore the health care subsidies that lapsed at the end of last year. But some analysts and lawmakers say momentum is growing for a bigger health care push in 2028. For the midterms, Democrats aim to make the case that the Republicans’ actions on health care this Congress — including the Medicaid cuts in the 2025 reconciliation law and the expiration of the Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits — are raising health care costs for Americans. Democrats hope to harness the issue of affordability in their case against Republicans.
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Source: https://rollcall.com/2026/04/02/democrats-eye-2028-for-bigger-health-care-push/