Republicans attempted to cut health care spending until after the midterms. It didn’t work.

The Republicans’ policy health care bill is coming due sooner than they expected.

The legislation signed by the Republicans Asset 2.0 — 2025 Act on a big and beautiful bill — ensured that his tax cuts were immediate, while his controversial cuts to Medicaid and other health care programs would not take effect until after the midterm elections.

Democrats worried last year that this delayed implementation would weaken their attacks on the campaign trail, leaving voters unmoved by the message that a health care apocalypse was imminent.

But for many, it has already happened. Millions of people have lost their Obamacare insurance following Republicans’ decision to allow Covid-era subsidies to expire last year, and premiums for many of those who remained have soared.