All people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect and to have access to quality medical care. The President is committed to ensuring that all Americans, including older Americans and people with disabilities, live in a society that is accessible, inclusive, and equitable. To accomplish that goal, the Administration continues to be committed to…
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Fact Sheet: As House Republicans Release Budget to Increase Health Care Costs and Take Away Coverage, President Biden and Vice President Harris Fight to Lower Health Care Costs and Protect and Strengthen the ACA, Medicaid, and Medicare
During a visit to North Carolina, the President and Vice President will lay out their plan to make health care more affordable For years, Republican elected officials—including the previous Administration—have tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which gives millions of Americans access to quality, affordable health coverage. Just last week, House Republicans released another extreme budget that would rip coverage…
Readout of White House Office of Public Engagement Stakeholder Call on Fall Vaccination Campaign
Yesterday, the Office of Public Engagement, Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy and Centers for Disease Control Prevention convened a stakeholder briefing to discuss ways to help protect Americans this fall and winter respiratory virus season. The Administration officials underscored that this is the first year we have three vaccines to protect against flu,…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Highlights Substantial Progress on the President’s Care Agenda During Month of Action on Care
During Care Workers Recognition Month, the Biden-Harris Administration is marking the progress we have made to make care more affordable for American families, support family caregivers, boost compensation and job quality for care workers, and expand care options. Today, President Biden will be joined by care workers and unions as he lays out how he…
FACT SHEET: The Congressional Republican Agenda: Repealing the Affordable Care Act and Slashing Medicaid
Speaker McCarthy and congressional Republicans have committed to balance the budget while adding $3 trillion or more to the deficit through tax cuts skewed to the wealthy and large corporations. As a matter of simple math, that requires trillions in program cuts. Congressional Republicans have yet to disclose to the American people where these cuts…
A Proclamation on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 2023
Around the world, a silent epidemic of elder abuse is denying seniors the ability to age with dignity, security, and grace. No nation is immune. In America, 1 in 10 people over the age of 60 has experienced some form of elder abuse, with cases still widely underreported. On World Elder Abuse Awareness…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Highlights New Actions to Support Women’s Economic Security
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new resources to support women’s economic security and convening stakeholders to discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to ensure that women age with the financial security that they deserve. Under the leadership of President Biden and Vice President Harris, working age women’s labor force participation is the highest on record, the…
Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Announces COVID-19 Winter Preparedness Plan
Administration to focus efforts on making vaccinations, testing, and treatments even more widely available and accessible as COVID-19 cases increase Today, the Biden Administration is announcing a plan to stay ahead of an increase in COVID-19 cases this winter. While COVID-19 is not the disruptive force it once was, the virus continues to evolve, and…
Remarks by President Biden on Actions to Help Families Access Care and Support Care Workers and Family Caregivers
Rose Garden 2:21 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, Kezia, and thank you for that introduction. And former Speaker Pelosi, members of the Congress, members of union labor that are here today that make a lot of this possible — so many of you — thank you for — for being here. The Vice…
Neera Tanden Remarks to Press on Veterans Day
As Prepared For Delivery: Good afternoon, everyone, and happy (almost) Veterans Day! President Biden has made clear that our nation has a sacred obligation to support the men and women we send into harm’s way, and to care for them and their families when they return home. Supporting our veterans is something we can all…
