“This policy has truly made a huge difference in ensuring access to much-needed COVID treatment, testing and vaccines,” Murphy said. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimatesThe uninsured rate in 2020 was slightly lower than in 2019. But it remained higher than when Trump took office.
In contrast to Trump, Biden campaigned on the following promises during the 2020 presidential election: Expand and protect ACA. Eight days after taking office, he Presidential Decree He made it easier for Americans to sign up for Medicaid and private health insurance by giving them time to sign up for insurance, and he rescinded part of President Trump’s executive order that weakened the ACA by giving federal agencies time to sign up for insurance. Broad discretion Modify, postpone, or waive provisions of the law that it finds to be financially burdensome.
Biden further added: American Rescue Act In March 2021, a bill was passed that expanded the availability of subsidies and tax credits for low- and moderate-income Americans seeking health insurance through the ACA. His signature climate and health bill, Inflation Control Lawextended these provisions until 2025.
The Biden administration is proposing tax reforms. Repairing “family discord” The Internal Revenue Service’s interpretation of the ACA has made employer-sponsored health insurance for families unaffordable for over 100 years. 5 millionIf an employer’s insurance plan is too expensive, the amendments allowed families to take advantage of federal subsidies to make premiums more affordable.
All these policies have led to a sharp decline in the uninsured population.
Black and Latino people have historically Low coverage They experienced the highest rates of insurance coverage expansion compared to whites.
But Cha said the increase in coverage may not be entirely attributable to Biden’s policy agenda.
“For the last four years, it’s been extremely difficult to separate policy from the fact that we’ve been operating in a pandemic and post-pandemic era,” Cha said.
