Before the State of the Union, the White House outlined the president’s vision to protect and expand affordable health care and freedom for all.
Biden to highlight his health care agenda
“The president believes that health care is a right and not a privilege,” White House domestic policy adviser Neera Tandon said on a call with reporters.
Tandon said the president is promising to protect Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. President Biden has served more than the first three years while most presidents have completed two terms.
“We’re stopping 1 million staggering medical bills every week,” a senior administration official pointed out on a call with reporters Wednesday ahead of his State of the Union speech.
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Biden to focus on freedom in the State of the Union
The president’s speech will focus on the liberties that are at stake, including abortion rights and IVF, as well as outline the work he has done to make health care more affordable and his vision for these To apply the gains he made with Media to everyone.
Healthcare will be a major focus
- The president will say he wants to extend the $2,000 out-of-pocket cap to all Americans:
– “When Medicare applies $2,000 in out-of-pocket prescription drugs in 2025, nearly 19 million seniors and other beneficiaries are projected to save $400 per year on prescription drugs.” The president is urging Congress to raise the $2,000 out-of-pocket cap to all private insurance to give all Americans the peace of mind that comes with knowing they can fill their prescriptions or put on food. No need to choose between. table.”
- The President will call on Congress to continue the ACA tax credit:
“The President has urged Congress to create an expanded premium tax credit to extend the Inflation Reduction Act permanently. Without congressional action, millions of Americans could see their health insurance premiums drop by hundreds or thousands of dollars starting in the fall of 2025.
- Driving Medicare reduces prescription costs to $2 with some of the most common:
“Medicare will launch a new model to limit Medicare Part D cost sharing to $2 for some generic drugs. As Medicare prepares to launch the model, HHS today published a list of dozens of generic drugs for the model, including These include drugs such as statins to treat high cholesterol, beta blockers for high blood pressure, and platelet inhibitors to prevent blood clots. In his budget, the president urged Congress to limit Medicare cost-sharing to $2 per High value for generic drugs for medical plans.
While Donald Trump puts his desperate personal grievances before the nation as his presidential platform, President Joe Biden will highlight his work for the people during the State of the Union, including his take on Big Pharma. – Legislation for which zero Republicans voted.
President Biden will lay out the agenda for the American people in his State of the Union. A unifying theme in all of Biden’s proposals is that he is trying to improve people’s lives. In contrast, Donald Trump is focused on improving only one life, and that is his own.
Republicans tried to deny Biden a State of the Union platform because when two visions for America are put together, only the president thinks about you.
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