NYT torches Trump for dismantling one of 'great achievements this century'

Key Points:

• The New York Times Editorial Board criticized President Donald Trump and GOP allies for undermining the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which had significantly reduced the uninsured rate in the U.S. from nearly 18% in 2010 to below 10% by 2024.
• The board highlighted that cuts to ACA marketplace subsidies, implemented under Trump's administration, caused three million people to lose health insurance this year, with some states like Ohio seeing nearly a third of marketplace enrollees lose coverage.
• It accused Republicans of deliberately concealing these impacts from midterm voters by embedding subsidy cuts in a larger spending package, which also includes future Medicaid cuts set to begin next year.
• The editorial warned that these actions could reverse about half of the ACA's gains by 2034, potentially leaving 14 million more Americans uninsured and undermining a key example of effective government intervention.
• The board described Republican tactics as both passive, by allowing subsidy expirations, and direct, targeting the ACA's marketplaces designed for those without employer coverage or Medicaid eligibility.