Politico December 18, 2025
With insurance rates spiking and Congress stalemated, professional advocates are swooping in to shape the narrative.
Interest groups on the left and right have a new goal now that it’s clear Congress is at an impasse over what to do about spiking health care costs: Convincing voters the other side is to blame.
The furious push includes advertising, polls and letter-writing campaigns from professional advocates skilled in giving cover to politicians on their side. It comes as the vast majority of Republicans on Capitol Hill have rejected Democrats’ bid to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies, over the vociferous objections of moderates in their own party, and as Democrats vote down GOP plans to make care more affordable that don’t involve the...
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