Natalie Foster

Opinion | G.O.P. to Gen Z: Pay Double for Health Insurance or Go Without

Check out my NYT Op-ed here: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...

Stop the Healthcare Heist - Economic Security Project Action Vision Americans deserve better, more affordable healthcare. They’re fed up with corporate profiteering that’s making healthcare so expensive for everyone, and they’re desperate for Congress to stand ...

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4/ Republicans made a choice. They sided with health insurance CEOs and billionaires over working Americans. Now it’s on us to fight back.

3/ Gen Z, who are already stretched thin with the high cost of living, will be hit the hardest. Nearly half of the adults under 35 enrolled in Affordable Care Act plans are expected to lose their coverage due to rising premiums—a higher rate than any other age group.

2/ Health insurance premiums are set to double for 24 million people this fall. Families will face higher costs, worse coverage, and fewer options — while health insurance CEOs and wealthy donors get even richer.

1/ Republicans slashed $1 trillion from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act to bankroll massive tax cuts for the wealthy—and now, millions of Americans are paying the price.

My sister just got her Covered California premium notice: from $1100/mo to $2600/mo. A friend in the industry said the actuaries are expecting a lot healthy people to drop their medical coverage, so people who depend on the healthcare system to stay alive will pay even more.

The Affordability Framework - Economic Security Project This report introduces a two-part framework, identifying 1) broken markets and 2) broken incomes as dual drivers of the affordability crisis. This framework assesses the forces driving up costs for Am...

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10/10 and gratitude to the @economicsecurityproject.org and @economicsecurity.us board who've helped shape our thinking @c-hughes.bsky.social, Aisha Nyandoro, Dorian Warren, @feliciawong.bsky.social, @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social, and Ben Chin.

9/ We’re excited to share the framework with you! Read it here and share it with your networks. Congrats to
@mtkonczal.bsky.social and Becky Chao who authored this report, to our fearless ED Taylor Jo Isenberg who visioned this work,

8/ The goal is to give policymakers, advocates, and the public the tools to diagnose the problem clearly—and the clarity to build real solutions. Because only when we understand why life has become so unaffordable can we begin to build an economy that truly works for everyone.

7/ By focusing on both dynamics, this framework helps us see the full picture—and build solutions that match the scale of the crisis. Soon, we will apply this framework to issue policy recommendations specific to sectors driving the affordability crisis, like housing.

6/ Markets aren’t working well enough to make basic essentials accessible or affordable for the public, and even when they do, inequality and stagnant wages keep those essentials out of reach for many families.

5/ The framework also reflected attention to the foremost ideas currently at the center of the affordability debate. At its core, the framework explains that unaffordability stems from two interconnected failures: broken markets and broken incomes.

4/ That’s why we’re rolling out the Affordability Framework—a comprehensive guide to understanding why life has become so unaffordable, informed by the stories we heard on the road, ESP’s years of experience advocating for policies that build economic power for all Americans.

3/ People treating grocery staples like meat as a luxury, splurging only on special occasions. Every story underscored the same truth: people are working harder than ever and are barely getting by.

2/ When we kicked off our Road to Affordability tour in Illinois and California this fall, we heard about a lot of those tough choices firsthand. Parents forced to take on late-night gig work to cover essentials. Retirees rejoining the workforce just to afford medical bills.

1/ America’s facing an affordability crisis, and families everywhere are feeling the strain – whether it’s in their daily expenses, or the impossible choices many are forced to make just to make ends meet.

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1/ Most people are not judging the state of the economy by GDP—they’re judging it by the cost of their weekly groceries or rent.

We’re living through an affordability crisis, and today, we’re releasing a framework to help make sense of this reality + chart a different path forward.

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Michigan just showed what it looks like to invest in families.

A $270M state budget boost will expand #RxKids tenfold, reaching 30K babies a year👏👏👏

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Opinion | G.O.P. to Gen Z: Pay Double for Health Insurance or Go Without

I’m proud to know @nataliefoster.bsky.social and as usual she is right about everything.

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A majority of Trump supporters back extending Obamacare subsidies, poll finds Without the tax credits, people will lose coverage, putting their health and finances at risk, experts say.

Trump & Rs in Congress should listen to voters here. Republicans, Democrats, and Independents all support the renewal of the Affordable Care Act tax credits because they understand those credits keep healthcare affordable. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...