Just days before Christmas, West Virginians should be focused on family, faith and the small joys that carry us through the coldest months of the year. Instead, far too many families across our state are staring down something that should never be part of the holiday season: the real possibility of losing their health care on Jan. 1. With Congress leaving Washington for the holidays without extending the Affordable Care Act's enhanced subsidies, the reality is now set. These critical affordability measures " lifelines for roughly 67,000 West Virginians " are slated to expire. And paired with the looming threat of Capito Care " or the "Big Beautiful Bill" " which makes the largest cuts to Medicaid in history and destabilizes our coverage system even further, West Virginia families are heading into the new year with more uncertainty than comfort.