Health care should be a right, not a privilege. But for many Americans caught in the so-called “family glitch,” the peace of mind that health insurance brings has remained out of reach. Because of this glitch, employer-based health insurance has been considered “affordable” if the coverage is affordable for the employee even if it is not for their family…
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Record Marketplace Coverage in 2024: A Banner Year for Coverage
Last week, the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace open enrollment period (during which individuals and small groups can shop for 2024 coverage) closed. Enrollment reached over 21 million for the 2024 plan year—a record high since the launch of the ACA Marketplaces a decade earlier. This trend has occurred in the context of…
FACT SHEET: Biden Harris Administration Proposes Rule to Fix “Family Glitch” and Lower Health Care Costs
President Biden Announces Proposal to Take Most Significant Administrative Action to Improve Implementation of the ACA Since its Enactment President Biden and Vice President Harris believe that health care is a right, not a privilege. They promised to protect and build on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), lowering costs and expanding coverage so that every…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the Administration’s Proposed Rule to Fix “Family Glitch” and Lower Healthcare Costs
Via Teleconference 5:42 P.M. EDT MR. MUNOZ: Hi, everybody. Happy Monday. Thank you for joining us on this call about tomorrow’s announcement around the President, Vice President, and former President Obama’s event around the Affordable Care Act. We will be providing a factsheet very soon that will also be embargoed until 5:00 a.m. A reminder…
FACT SHEET: President Biden Takes Action to Lower Health Care and Prescription Drug Costs for Americans
President Biden Signs Executive Order Directing HHS to Explore Additional Actions to Lower Prescription Drug Costs To mark the start of Medicare Open Enrollment season, President Biden will travel to Irvine, California, on October 14th and Portland, Oregon, on October 15th to highlight how seniors can take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act’s cost-saving provisions…
A Proclamation on National Women’s Health Week, 2022
During National Women’s Health Week, we recommit to ensuring the health and well-being of women and girls across our Nation. Central to this mission is protecting women’s fundamental rights to make their own choices and build their own future. I am committed to defending women’s rights, including their access to reproductive health care. Roe has been the law of the land…
The Biden-Harris Inflation Plan: Lowering Costs and Lowering the Deficit
The United States is in a stronger economic position than any other major advanced economy in the world. At the same time, inflation is too high and is putting a strain on working families. The President’s top economic priority is tackling inflation and reducing costs for American families – so we can sustain this historic economic…
Remarks by President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Former President Obama on the Affordable Care Act
East Room 1:44 P.M. EDT VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS: Good afternoon. Indeed, it is a good afternoon. Good afternoon. Please have a seat, everybody. Please have a seat. Thank you. It feels good, doesn’t it? (Laughs.) (Applause.) President Biden, President Obama, members of Congress, and my fellow Americans: On March 23rd, 2010, the Affordable Care Act…
Remarks by President Biden on Lowering Costs for American Families
Irvine Valley Community CollegeIrvine, California 3:08 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you. Well, I’m — great to be here in Orange County, at Irvine Valley College. And, Susan, thank you for that introduction. Please sit down — please — thank you — if you have a seat. (Laughter.) AUDIENCE MEMBER: Love you, Joe! THE…
FACT SHEET: The Biden Economic Plan Is Working
President Biden has long believed that we must build the economy from the bottom up and middle out, not the top down. As the President says, when the middle class does well, the poor have a ladder up and the wealthy still do very well. He believes the best way to grow the economy, create…
