Obama began his remarks by jokingly referring to the current president as “Vice President Joe Biden.” Mr Biden welcomed back his former boss, saying he “felt like he was in the good old days”.
“It’s good to be back in the White House,” Obama said. “It’s been a while. I confess, I heard some changes were made by the current president last year. Obviously, intelligence agents have to wear pilots now. The Navy mess has been replaced by a Baskin Robbins. And there’s a cat running around , something I guarantee you, Beau, is funny, it would be very unfortunate.But coming back, even if I have to wear a tie, something I very rarely do these days, gives me the opportunity to visit some of the incredible people who serve this White House and serve this country every day. ”
The former president said the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is an example of why civil servants are running for office – to make a difference in the lives of everyday Americans. The law, also known as Obamacare, extended access to health insurance to millions of Americans.
US President Joe Biden is joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama as he arrives to comment on the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, April 5, 2022. LEAH MILLIS / REUTERS
“I was going to get health care, even if it cost me re-election – something that, for a while, seemed like it could,” Obama joked.
The event with the former president coincided with new steps announced by the Biden government on Tuesday to correct what became known as a “family mistake” at the ACA. Under current law, families are eligible for health insurance through the ACA market only if they are forced to spend more than about 10% of their income on coverage through their employer or other programs. However, if an employee’s cost exceeds 10% when family members are added to an insurance plan, the family is still considered to have affordable coverage and is not eligible for ACA subsidized coverage.
“The reason we are here today is because President Biden, Vice President Harris, everyone who worked on this thing understood from the beginning that the ACA was not perfect,” Obama said Tuesday. “In order for the bill to be passed, we had to make compromises. We did not get everything we wanted. That was no reason not to do it.”
It is my honor to welcome my friend President @BarackObama back to the White House. I look forward to discussing the big step we are announcing today, which will extend coverage under Affordable Family Care Act and reduce the cost of health care for working Americans. pic.twitter.com/FkLnkB96Jt
– President Biden (@POTUS) April 5, 2022
A new rule proposed by the Ministry of Finance will allow family members who have to pay more than 10% of their income to cover health care to receive financial assistance.
“As a result, 200,000 uninsured people are expected to get coverage and almost a million more are expected to see lower premiums every day,” a senior administration official told reporters.
The rule would not apply until January 2023 and the official could not say how much it would cost the government to correct the so-called “family bug” or how the government would pay for it. According to the official, Mr. Biden will sign an executive decree ordering the services to do everything in their power to make healthcare more affordable and affordable.
Enrollment in ACA-funded projects increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 14.5 million Americans registering for coverage in 2021. However, more generous coverage coverage was included in COVID-19 relief bills. is due to expire by the end of this year, and Mr. Biden’s efforts to increase coverage through his social spending legislation have stalled in Congress.
“This is the conclusion – the Affordable Care Act is stronger now than ever,” Biden said Tuesday.
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Obama began his remarks by jokingly referring to the current president as “Vice President Joe Biden.” Mr Biden welcomed back his former boss, saying he “felt like he was in the good old days”.
“It’s good to be back in the White House,” Obama said. “It’s been a while. I confess, I heard some changes were made by the current president last year. Obviously, intelligence agents have to wear pilots now. The Navy mess has been replaced by a Baskin Robbins. And there’s a cat running around , something I guarantee you, Beau, is funny, it would be very unfortunate.But coming back, even if I have to wear a tie, something I very rarely do these days, gives me the opportunity to visit some of the incredible people who serve this White House and serve this country every day. ”
The former president said the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is an example of why civil servants are running for office – to make a difference in the lives of everyday Americans. The law, also known as Obamacare, extended access to health insurance to millions of Americans.
US President Joe Biden is joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama as he arrives to comment on the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, April 5, 2022. LEAH MILLIS / REUTERS
“I was going to get health care, even if it cost me re-election – something that, for a while, seemed like it could,” Obama joked.
The event with the former president coincided with new steps announced by the Biden government on Tuesday to correct what became known as a “family mistake” at the ACA. Under current law, families are eligible for health insurance through the ACA market only if they are forced to spend more than about 10% of their income on coverage through their employer or other programs. However, if an employee’s cost exceeds 10% when family members are added to an insurance plan, the family is still considered to have affordable coverage and is not eligible for ACA subsidized coverage.
“The reason we are here today is because President Biden, Vice President Harris, everyone who worked on this thing understood from the beginning that the ACA was not perfect,” Obama said Tuesday. “In order for the bill to be passed, we had to make compromises. We did not get everything we wanted. That was no reason not to do it.”
It is my honor to welcome my friend President @BarackObama back to the White House. I look forward to discussing the big step we are announcing today, which will extend coverage under Affordable Family Care Act and reduce the cost of health care for working Americans. pic.twitter.com/FkLnkB96Jt
– President Biden (@POTUS) April 5, 2022
A new rule proposed by the Ministry of Finance will allow family members who have to pay more than 10% of their income to cover health care to receive financial assistance.
“As a result, 200,000 uninsured people are expected to get coverage and almost a million more are expected to see lower premiums every day,” a senior administration official told reporters.
The rule would not apply until January 2023 and the official could not say how much it would cost the government to correct the so-called “family bug” or how the government would pay for it. According to the official, Mr. Biden will sign an executive decree ordering the services to do everything in their power to make healthcare more affordable and affordable.
Enrollment in ACA-funded projects increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 14.5 million Americans registering for coverage in 2021. However, more generous coverage coverage was included in COVID-19 relief bills. is due to expire by the end of this year, and Mr. Biden’s efforts to increase coverage through his social spending legislation have stalled in Congress.
“This is the conclusion – the Affordable Care Act is stronger now than ever,” Biden said Tuesday.
Obamacare: Healthcare Reform
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Kathryn Watson is a political reporter for CBS News Digital based in Washington, DC
