Michigan Attorney General Issues URGENT STATEMENT Regarding Trump’s New Year’s “Time Bomb”

Republicans are facing intense criticism for allowing lawmakers to adjourn without first voting on the Obamacare issue. This decision could leave millions of Americans without health insurance, or facing significantly higher costs as enhanced benefits expire next week. However, some moderate Republican lawmakers are siding with Democrats to force Congress to vote on extending these benefits when Congress reconvenes.

Ken Harbaugh (Midas Touch Network) stated that health insurance costs are about to skyrocket—if not already—for millions of Americans because Republicans are refusing to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) benefits. Meanwhile, for the past 15 years, Republicans have only complained about Obamacare without offering any practical solutions. Donald Trump’s promised “beautiful healthcare plan” has always been just talk—because the party isn’t focused on solutions, but on stirring up discontent.

Trump continues to criticize the ACA, calling it the “Unaffordable Care Act,” and declaring he wants to directly give people money to buy their own health insurance. But in reality, Trump’s proposal would increase insurance premiums, weaken Medicare, and most seriously, strip away protection for those with underlying conditions—the core of insurance being risk sharing during crises.

The generational debate over healthcare has exhausted the American people. The Republican “survival of the fittest” philosophy doesn’t work when families have seriously ill children or people with underlying health conditions. Most Americans don’t want to live in such a society.

Ken Harbaugh interviews Jocelyn Benson, who is running for Governor of Michigan. According to her, the most talked-about issue anywhere in the state is still healthcare costs. People are worried, anxious, and have lost faith in the system. Many families are just a step away from bankruptcy from a serious illness.

Ms. Benson recounted a story that troubled her most: a conservative woman, who had voted for Trump, shared that her father, a lifelong carpenter, paid $1,000 a month for health insurance. After suffering a heart attack, the insurance company refused to cover his treatment and recovery. After months of hopeless disputes, he died without receiving the necessary care. The family appealed to the Department of Health and Human Services, but no one helped them navigate the “insurance maze.”

According to Benson, this is a matter of life and death, literally. While many politicians are voting to cut Medicaid according to Trump’s agenda, their own voters are losing lives because the healthcare system betrays those who have contributed their lives.

The current system is both too expensive and inaccessible, especially in rural areas. Benson argues that the government has a responsibility to ensure basic healthcare needs for its citizens — especially those who have “done everything right.”

Ken Harbaugh agrees, suggesting that the complexity of insurance is intentional, designed to discourage people. As a result, insurance companies are getting richer, while Americans are getting sicker.

Benson further warns that declining societal health, coupled with weak leadership at the federal level — from undermining vaccine protection to unscientific policies — is creating an unhealthy society that is increasingly unable to afford healthcare.

She cites the example of a two-person family earning nearly $180,000 a year but facing $40,000 in insurance premiums, while one member is undergoing cancer treatment. This system could “wipe out” their finances after treatment.

As a future governor, Benson wants to reform Michigan’s health care system in the same way she reformed the Department of Transportation (DMV): simple, fast, and efficient. Her goal is to make access to healthcare as easy as getting a driver’s license, to require insurance companies to involve doctors in decision-making, and to support people in filing insurance claims.

This conversation underscores that the health crisis in America is not just a policy issue—it’s a humanitarian issue, where profit is being prioritized over people.