Health Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after voting to pass a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits. The House passed the tax credit extension bill (H.R. 1834) by a vote of 230-196. On January 1st, 2026, the Affordable Care Act tax credits expired, leading to significant premium increases for millions of Americans, including an estimated 22,000 residents in Connecticut’s Second Congressional District, according to Access Health CT.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after the House of Representatives discharge petition on a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits reached the required 218 signatures to force a vote on the House floor. Courtney signed the discharge petition on November 12th and has fought for months to extend the health care tax credits, which expire on January 1st, 2026.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after voting “no” on a government funding deal which paves the way for health care costs to increases for an estimated 142,000 Connecticut residents and excludes critical funding for the Columbia-class submarine program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after the Connecticut Insurance Department announced that individual market rate premiums will increase by an average of 16.8% in 2026.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) joined Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut leaders at Charter Oak Health Center in Hartford to discuss the impacts of health care cuts in President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” which the President has now signed into law. The bill includes nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, the largest cut to health care in U.S. history.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT-02), Glenn ‘GT' Thompson (R-PA-15), Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01), and Ron Estes (R-KS-04) re-introduced the bipartisan Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2025, legislation to fix an arbitrary Medicare policy that excludes coverage of skilled nursing care for certain patients, resulting in exorbitant and unexpected out-of-pocket costs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, after the GOP released key details of its budget bill, Rep.
NORWICH, CT – In case you missed it, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) visited with hospital leaders at Day Kimball – a rural hospital in Putnam, Connecticut – and rallied alongside Connecticut residents, disabled patient advocates, and leaders to tell Speaker Johnson and the Trump Administration to “keep their hands off Medicaid.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Erin Houchin (R-IN) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to shine a light on the opaque prescription drug pricing system to ensure patients get a fair deal.
[HARTFORD, CT] – Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation announced $4.2 million for seven community health centers in Connecticut to expand mental health, behavioral health, and substance use disorder services.