Ciscomani, Schweikert's Record Leads to Higher Health Care Costs

TUCSON — More and more Arizonans are struggling to afford health insurance because Republicans like Congressmen David Schweikert and Juan Ciscomani refused to extend cost-saving tax credits to help Arizonans afford coverage.

In fact, Congressman Ciscomani said that protecting health care tax credits was an important priority for him, but when given the chance to restore them, he voted 'no.'

According to the Arizona Republic:

“The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, says that by the Jan. 15, 2026, enrollment deadline, 357,144 Arizonans had signed up for Affordable Care Act plans for the 2026 year.

The plans are often also known as ACA or Obamacare insurance. By March 1, Arizona enrollment had declined by 14% to 306,798, according to new data from the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions.

Year-over-year enrollment in Arizona ACA plans is down by more than 100,000 people, the data says, possibly due to sticker shock from higher premiums and deductibles in 2026.

ACA plans are overall more expensive for consumers in 2026 because congressional Republicans and the Trump administration decided not to continue enhanced federal subsidies to help pay for the plans that began under President Joe Biden in 2021 amid COVID-19-related unemployment and economic stress.”

"From gas prices to food to health care, Ciscomani and Schweikert are making life more expensive across the board for Arizonans," said Andrea Moreno, Executive Director of Honest Arizona. "Congressmen Schweikert and Ciscomani need to know that Arizonans are fed up with lip service about lowering costs, and that we expect them to do their jobs and work for us!"

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