Affordable Care Act | Senator Welch

Press Release

Feb 19, 2025

Welch on Trump’s Cuts to Medicaid: “The number one agenda item for him is cutting taxes for billionaires, the families be damned.”

Senate Republicans’ proposed budget would slash Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act funding, rip away health care and raise costs for millions WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)…

Welch Calls for Immediate Action to Extend ACA Tax Credits Before Premiums Increase and Millions Lose Coverage

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) called on Congressional leadership to come to the table in good faith and extend premium health care tax credit immediately before millions of Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollees see higher premiums, and up to 5 million lose…

Vermont Delegation Urges HHS, DOL, Treasury to Step Up Oversight and Enforcement of Insurers’ Compliance with ACA Contraceptive Mandate

Delegation’s Letter Highlights Vermont’s Recent Investigation into Three Major Insurers’ Failure to Comply with Affordable Care Act Contraceptive Mandate Impacting Thousands of Vermonters WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (Vt.-AL) called on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…