Obama remains a popular figure in the Democratic Party, while Biden faces low public acceptance rates thanks in part to high inflation and the protracted COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, Democrats risk losing control of at least one, if not both, houses of Congress in November, which would halt Biden’s legislative agenda. The Biden government will unveil a measure Tuesday to correct an element of the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare, known as the “family bug” left by family members who had access to affordable health plans provided by their employer ineligible for certain grants. . Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register The focus on health care has helped Democrats politically in the past. Obamacare was the former president’s top legislative achievement, and Republicans have repeatedly tried and failed to repeal it. Obama and Biden became friends during Obama’s tenure, meeting for lunch each week. Their families came together and Obama spoke at the funeral of Biden’s son Bo. The two men will have lunch on Tuesday, said White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki. “They are real friends, not just friends of Washington, and so I’m sure they will talk about world events as well as their families and personal lives,” Psaki told reporters Monday. The White House said the proposed amendment to the Affordable Care Act, proposed in a rule to be finalized by the Treasury Department and Home Office, would save hundreds of dollars a month for hundreds of thousands of families. He said the “family problem” affected about five million people and “has made it impossible for many families to use the premium credit to buy an affordable, high-quality Marketplace plan”. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Jeff Mason. Edited by Kenneth Maxwell Our role models: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
