Rep. Glenn Grothman has spent a decade in Congress working against affordable health care for his own constituents. He voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act in 2017 and personally introduced an amendment to strip young adults of the right to stay on their parents' insurance until age 26. He voted against legislation to lower prescription drug costs in 2019 and voted against the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, opposing the $35 monthly insulin cap and Medicare drug price negotiation that now benefit Wisconsin seniors. In 2025, he voted to advance a budget that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services projects will strip health coverage from more than 276,000 Wisconsinites. When asked on television whether ACA subsidies would survive he said "we don't have the money at all, at all, at all."
Grothman Voted To Repeal The Affordable Care Act In 2017. According to Grothman's own press release, "Since the start of this Congress, Republicans' first and foremost priority has been to repeal and replace Obamacare." Grothman voted to advance the American Health Care Act out of the House Budget Committee in March 2017 and voted for final passage on May 4, 2017. The bill would have eliminated the ACA's individual mandate, rolled back Medicaid expansion, and allowed states to waive pre-existing condition protections. [Grothman.house.gov, 3/16/17]
Grothman Introduced An Amendment To Kick Young Adults Off Their Parents' Health Insurance. According to Young Invincibles, "Rep. Grothman AHCA Amendment Attacks Young Adult Coverage." Grothman proposed reducing the dependent coverage age from 26 to 23, eliminating a provision that had extended coverage to more than 2.3 million young adults nationwide. [Young Invincibles, 5/3/17]
Grothman Voted Against The Lower Drug Prices Now Act. According to WisPolitics, "Republicans like Rep. Glenn Grothman had every opportunity to prove to Wisconsinites that they are serious about lowering prescription drug costs by supporting H.R. 3, but predictably they voted against the bill and stood with big pharma." The legislation would have authorized Medicare to negotiate drug prices and was projected to reduce costs by up to 55%. [WisPolitics, 10/23/19]
Grothman Voted Against The Inflation Reduction Act, Blocking The $35 Insulin Cap And Medicare Drug Price Negotiation. According to the Wisconsin Independent, the Inflation Reduction Act "instituted a $35 monthly cap on insulin costs for about 4 million Medicare subscribers with diabetes and authorized the program to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies to lower prices on commonly used medications." Grothman, along with fellow Wisconsin House Republicans, voted against the bill. As of January 2025, the law also caps Medicare Part D out-of-pocket costs at $2,000 annually. [Wisconsin Independent, 1/1/25]
Grothman Voted To Advance A Budget That Would Strip Health Coverage From 276,175 Wisconsinites. According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the federal reconciliation bill will cause "276,175 Wisconsinites" to "lose health care coverage under the ACA and Medicaid over the next decade." Approximately 1 million Wisconsinites — roughly 1 in 5 — currently receive Medicaid coverage. Grothman, who sits on the House Budget Committee, voted to advance the bill. [Wisconsin DHS, 7/15/25]
Wisconsin ACA Enrollment Dropped And Premiums Skyrocketed After Enhanced Subsidies Expired. According to Wisconsin Public Radio, "fewer Wisconsinites are enrolling in Affordable Care Act marketplace plans as health insurance premiums continue to increase significantly." Just under 290,000 Wisconsinites signed up for 2026 coverage, down from nearly 307,000 the prior year, after enhanced ACA tax credits expired — credits that Grothman and other Wisconsin House Republicans voted against extending. [WPR, 1/16/26]
Over 220,000 Wisconsinites Obtained Health Coverage Through The ACA Marketplace. According to the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, "over 220,000 Wisconsinites obtained affordable healthcare plans through the ACA marketplace" — coverage that Grothman has repeatedly voted to eliminate or defund. [WisDems, Viewed 2/16/26]