Biden says 14.5 million get health care under Obama law, with help
The Hindu
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention demonstrates that his administration's efforts to sign more people up through the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, have had an impact, says Joe Biden
President Joe Biden said on January 27 that 14.5 million Americans got private health insurance for this year under the Obama-era health law, thanks to help from his administration.
“Health care should be a right, not a privilege, for all Americans,” Mr. Biden said in a statement. “We are making that right a reality for a record number of people, bringing down costs and increasing access for families across the country." But progress could prove fleeting if congressional Democrats remain deadlocked over Biden's social agenda package. Mr. Biden's earlier coronavirus relief bill has been providing generous subsidy increases that benefit new and returning customers by lowering premiums and out-of-pocket costs.
The enhanced financial assistance is temporary. It will go away at the end of this year without congressional action to extend it more year or make it permanent.