GOP Candidates Run Healthcare Ads as Their Party's Law Is Projected to Cut Coverage by 10 Million

An NPR analysis published July 31, 2026, finds Republican candidates in competitive midterm races are advertising on healthcare — emphasizing Medicaid fraud, rural hospitals, and affordability — while the CBO projects their party's One Big Beautiful Bill Act will reduce health insurance coverage by 10 million people by 2034. Early CMS data shows about 3 million fewer exchange enrollees since the law passed.