Protect Our Care: Four Years Ago Today – House Republicans Voted to Repeal Affordable Care Act and Politics of Health Care Changed Forever
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Four years ago,
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BACKGROUND:
100 Days In:
After just 100 days in office,
And just last week,
The American Rescue Plan
On
* Lowers health care costs for millions by increasing financial assistance in the exchanges for the next two years and making financial assistance more widely available to middle class families, ensuring people purchasing coverage on the ACA marketplaces do pay more than 8.5 percent of their income for coverage. In addition to lowering costs for the nine million people currently receiving financial assistance on the marketplace, the American Rescue Plan makes generous subsidies available to 14.9 million uninsured people, according to estimates from the Biden administration. Experts say as many as 25 million Americans could benefit from these provisions.
* Uninsured couples earning more than
* A family of four earning
* An individual making
* Expands coverage by providing robust financial incentives for the 14 states that have not yet implemented Medicaid expansion. Even after paying for the cost of expansion, these states could receive billions in additional funding that could be used to offset spending in other state programs or budget shortfalls.
* Increases vaccine distribution by investing
* Strengthens health care in vulnerable communities by providing health services for underserved populations, including expanding
Increasing Health Care Access & Prioritizing Health Care Equity
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* The Biden administration is investing
* In order to address racial disparities in coverage rates, the administration has re-engaged with partner organizations, such as the
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Reversing
* The Biden administration announced it will defend the Affordable Care Act in California v. Texas, the lawsuit before the
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* Policies that undermine protections for people with pre-existing conditions, including COVID-19
* ACA and Medicaid waivers that could reduce enrollment, including Medicaid work requirements and block grants
* Policies that undermine the
* Policies that make it more difficult to enroll in the ACA or Medicaid
* Policies that reduce coverage affordability or limit financial assistance
* The Biden administration sent letters to states signaling it would end Trump's disastrous work requirements program. So far, the Biden administration has rescinded permissions for work requirements programs in
* The Biden administration began rolling back Trump's gag rule that barred family planning providers from mentioning abortion to patients in order to receive Title X funding. Trump's rule forced more than 1,000 clinics to leave the program and reduced the provider capacity of the Title X network by nearly half. The Biden administration's rule will restore essential funding back to these providers, like
* The Biden administration is reviewing Trump's expansion of association health plans, which can skirt the ACA's important protections.
* The Biden administration rescinded Trump's public charge rule, which effectively served as a wealth test for people seeking residency in
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