Health Affairs February 3, 2023
As a presidential candidate, President Joe Biden promised that his administration would protect and build on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). We’re now halfway through President Biden’s first term, making it a good time to assess the progress he has made to fulfil that promise, and what work there remains to do.
The Big Picture
In January 2023, the state of health care coverage in the United States is the strongest it has ever been. This is in spite of unrelenting efforts by the Trump administration to undermine the ACA’s coverage expansions and a worldwide pandemic that is now into its fourth year. Indeed, the ACA’s Medicaid expansion and health insurance Marketplaces served as a critical coverage safety net during...