Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno has claimed the ACA didn’t save money. But is that true?

By: Marty Schladen

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: February 19, 2026

Words: 1,108

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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As efforts to extend health insurance subsidies have stalled, one negotiator, Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno seemed to blame former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, the Affordable Care Act.

“You gotta remember, Democrats created Obamacare,” NPR reported him as saying in late January. “It’s been an abject failure in terms of lowering costs.”

Is that really the case?

Congressional Republicans allowed subsidies for more than 400,000 Ohioans buying insurance under the …

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