Greene faults GOP for ACA reform failure as premiums spike

Hold onto your wallets, folks—health care costs are climbing again, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is pointing fingers squarely at her own party for dropping the ball on fixing the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

As ACA open enrollment kicked off on Saturday without crucial subsidies, premiums are soaring for families across the board, and Greene is slamming Republican leadership for failing to offer a single solution while costs spiral out of control for the middle class and small businesses, as The Hill reports.

Greene didn’t mince words during a recent interview with Bill Maher on Friday, expressing frustration that the GOP has sat idle while the ACA’s flaws continue to burden everyday Americans.

Greene Calls Out Republican Inaction

She argued that reform should have happened long ago, especially as tax credits tied to the ACA have expired, leaving many—especially low-income households—scrambling to afford coverage.

Greene even shared how her own family’s insurance jumped from $800 a month to a staggering $2,400 under the ACA, a gut punch she says hits the middle class and small business owners hardest.

“The Democrats passed Obamacare, but yet the Republicans have never done anything to correct the problems that exist with it,” Greene said, laying bare a decade of GOP inertia on a policy that’s clearly not working.

Spotlight on Speaker Johnson’s Silence

Her sharpest critique was reserved for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), whom she accused of failing to float even one concrete idea for ACA reform over the past month.

“However, it’s something that we should have a plan for, and Mike Johnson, for a month now, cannot give me a single policy idea,” Greene added, her exasperation palpable as she waits for leadership to step up.

Johnson, for his part, claimed on Monday that Republicans have been “working on a fix for health care” for years, but Greene isn’t buying it—nor should anyone else when no plan has materialized.

Expired Subsidies Fuel Wider Debate

The expiration of ACA subsidies has also become a sticking point in broader Capitol Hill battles, with Democrats objecting to a House-passed resolution to reopen the government partly because it sidesteps this critical issue.

Greene has been sounding the alarm for weeks, reiterating earlier calls for Republicans to haul themselves back to Washington and tackle the health care cost crisis head-on.

While her passion is commendable, one has to wonder if the GOP’s endless promises of a “fix” are just hot air, especially when leadership seems more focused on talking points than policy papers.

Trump Weighs In on Bipartisan Solution

Adding fuel to the fire, President Trump chimed in on Wednesday, urging Republicans and Democrats to collaborate on an alternative to what he called an ineffective Obamacare system.

Trump suggested a balanced approach, advocating for a plan that lets insurance companies earn fair profits without gouging consumers—a rare call for bipartisanship that might just shake up the stagnant debate.

With open enrollment now underway and families feeling the pinch of higher premiums, the pressure is on for Congress to stop bickering and start solving, lest they prove once again that political games trump the needs of the American people.