President Obama shared an uplifting message to honor the 14th birthday of his notable legislative achievement, The Affordable Care Act.
What Did President Obama Say On The 14th Anniversary Of Obamacare?
President Obama stated in a declaration:
Fourteen years ago today, I endorsed the Affordable Care Act into law.
Afterwards, one Republican member of the House referred to the ACA as the “most dangerous piece of legislation ever passed in Congress.” Another forecasted the country would “never recover from it.” But then something else happened: it actually worked.
Since the ACA was passed, the proportion of uninsured Americans has been halved. And because of the investments the Biden-Harris Administration has made to enhance the ACA, over 21 million Americans now have access to quality, affordable health care.
Today, young people are staying on their parents’ plans until they’re 26. Americans with pre-existing conditions are no longer being denied coverage. Seniors and people with disabilities are paying less for prescription drugs. And Americans everywhere are switching jobs and starting their own businesses without worrying about losing their insurance.
In many ways, the Affordable Care Act has become part of our lives, altering the way we think about health insurance. However, that doesn’t mean we can take it for granted.
Currently, some Republicans are still attempting to repeal and weaken the ACA – including proposing reductions that could make insurance unattainable for tens of millions of Americans.
We’ve come too far to let that happen. President Biden has shown that he’ll continue to strive to build on the ACA, and we need to support him.
Because health care is not, and never will be, a privilege. It’s a right – and there’s so much more we can do to make it more affordable and effective for everyone.
Obamacare is President Obama’s legacy-defining policy accomplishment. The ACA (Obamacare) has withstood the test of time and improved the lives of the American people.
For those who are either too young to remember or may have forgotten, it was a struggle to get the ACA signed into law. Republicans still intend today to repeal the law. There were town halls and protests for and against the legislation. Barack Obama staked his political capital on getting the healthcare law passed. America is significantly better off because he took the risk and dared to keep fighting until the bill was signed into law.
Barack Obama transformed the way that the American people view healthcare. Healthcare is right, and this belief has allowed progress to be made toward universal healthcare and lower prescription drug costs.
Obama was correct. The work is not over. There is still more to be done. The ACA must be defended, as it is a matter of life and death that Americans never allow Republicans to take the health insurance system back to what it was.
