A Bulwark article argues the 2026 midterm election is, as much as any single issue, about health care, noting Democrats campaigning on deductibles, drug costs, and insurers, and that marketplace coverage has grown pricier after temporary subsidies lapsed and Medicaid cuts from the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill begin taking effect. Raymond Rion, a Packard Health clinic director, credits the Affordable Care Act with cutting uninsured patients from one in three to one in ten but says the clinic has laid off a provider ahead of 2026 as patients skip care out of fear of bills, and the article forecasts most remaining Medicaid cuts will hit in 2026, pushing more people into emergency rooms and straining providers further.