Bennet to Join President Biden, Former President Obama at White House Signing Ceremony of An Executive Order to Strengthen Access to the ACA, Medicaid

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Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet will join President Joe Biden and Former President Barack Obama at the White House as President Biden signs an executive order to strengthen access to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid by fixing the "family glitch" in the ACA. Fixing this issue administratively will help increase access to affordable health coverage to 5.1 million people, mostly women and children, and lower health care costs for families across the country.

"When we passed the Affordable Care Act, we significantly improved health coverage for millions and lowered health care costs for families across the country," said Bennet. "As we continue to build on the ACA's progress, fixing the family glitch is an important step to increase access to affordable health insurance to many women and children who were initially left out. I look forward to joining the president today, and I'll keep working with my colleagues to achieve universal health care coverage."

Bennet and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced the Medicare-X Choice Act, which would create a public option by expanding on the ACA and Medicare. It also includes a proposal in line with the president's executive order to fix the family glitch, which currently prevents family members of people who are insured through the health care exchange from receiving a tax credit to lower their health premiums. This fix could expand access to health care to millions of Americans and lower their health care costs

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