Health Care
What Democrats Are Doing:
Democrats are the party that passed Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act and have been fighting to secure universal health care for the American people for generations. Since Biden became president, fewer Americans are uninsured than ever before. Healthcare.gov signups for insurance hit an all-time record in 2022. Four out of five people who sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act can find health care coverage for $10 a month or less because President Biden extended lower rates through the Inflation Reduction Act. The Inflation Reduction Act also:
President Biden kept his promise to increase access to VA care beyond the five year eligibility for combat veterans. See more at https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/the-issues/health-care/ And https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/12/27/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-record-2022-healthcare-gov-enrollment/ and https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/biden-promise-tracker/ |
What Republicans Are Doing:
Millions of Americans would lose health care coverage, benefits and protections under congressional Republicans’ plans. Congressional Republicans have proposed:
Florida’s Republican Senator and Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee Rick Scott has championed a plan to put Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security on the chopping block every five years For more see: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/11/01/fact-sheet-by-the-numbers-millions-of-americans-would-lose-health-care-coverage-benefits-and-protections-under-congressional-republicans-plans/ |