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Rep. Brown: ACA Cuts Threaten Health Care for 93,000

10/23/2025

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Rep. Shontel Brown warned federal cuts to the ACA and Medicaid could jeopardize health coverage for 43,000 Cuyahoga County residents and raise costs for 50,000.
Speaking at a Cleveland press conference, Brown said expiration of enhanced ACA tax credits and Medicaid cuts would drive a Northeast Ohio health care crisis.
Local leaders, including Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne, urged Congress to reverse the cuts to protect residents’ health care access.

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Rep. Shontel Brown warned federal cuts to the ACA and Medicaid could jeopardize health coverage for 43,000 Cuyahoga County residents and raise costs for 50,000.
Speaking at a Cleveland press conference, Brown said expiration of enhanced ACA tax credits and Medicaid cuts would drive a Northeast Ohio health care crisis.
Local leaders, including Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne, urged Congress to reverse the cuts to protect residents’ health care access.