Quick signature: Tell Congress to expand health care access this year!
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Dear Friend,

Twelve years ago today, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law.
This historic legislation: banned discrimination against people with
pre-existing conditions, including pregnancy; eliminated lifetime caps;
vastly expanded access to affordable health care for low- and
middle-income families; required adult children be allowed to stay on
their parents plans until age 26; made birth control and other preventive
services copay free; and so much more!

The ACA has led to historic advancements in health equity and improved the
health of women and children, communities of color, people with
disabilities, and people who are LGBTQI+. [ [link removed] ] Now, what’s next after 12
years of the ACA? We must continue to build on this progress by closing
the Medicaid “coverage gap” in the 12 states that have refused to expand
this program for low-income adults, and by making temporary tax credit
improvements in the ACA Marketplace permanent.

[1]Quick signature: Tell Congress to expand access and make health care
more affordable!

What’s happening? Even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic when the need for
health care coverage has been made even more apparent, there are still 12
states that have refused to expand Medicaid to low-income adults under the
ACA. Everyone, regardless of race, class, or zip code, deserves to have
health care coverage.

Closing the unfair coverage gap is important to help end discrimination in
health care coverage: Right now, the majority of the over 2 million people
who are currently in this “coverage gap” are people of color. [ [link removed] ] The
uninsured rates among Black and Latinx/Hispanic adults remains
disproportionately higher than that of white adults, especially in these
states. This disparity is largely reflective of unfair economic
inequities, including that Black and Latinx/Hispanic adults are less
likely to get health coverage from their employers, as well as of unfair
immigration policies that constrain coverage options for many people. [ [link removed] ]

[2]Add your name! Tell Congress that everyone, regardless of race, class,
or zip code, deserves to have health care coverage.

In addition, last year under the American Rescue Plan, Congress included a
temporary increase in premium tax credits through 2022 for people buying
coverage through the ACA’s Health Insurance Marketplace. This increase led
to a record 14.5 million people enrolled in coverage through the
Marketplace this year and enabled millions of middle-class families to
gain health care coverage who would not otherwise be able to afford it.
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We need to protect the gains we’ve made for families and expand access and
affordability for health care coverage. For the health of our families,
communities, and country, it is critical for Congress to close the
Medicaid gap and make permanent the tax credit improvements in the
Marketplace as part of an economic package this year.

[3]Don’t forget to sign on! Tell Congress to close the Medicaid Gap and
make the temporary tax credit improvements in the Marketplace permanent as
part of an economic package this year.

The more people who speak out, the bigger our impact. Please take a moment
to forward our action link to your friends and family, and to share it on
social
media: [4][link removed]

Together we are a powerful voice for the health of families.

- Felicia, Donna, Kristin and the whole MomsRising / MamásConPoder team

 

[1] U.S. DHHS, [ [link removed] ]Fact Sheet: Celebrating the Affordable Care Act
[2] Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, [ [link removed] ]Closing the Coverage Gap a
Critical Step for Advancing Health and Economic Justice
[3] The Commonwealth Fund, [ [link removed] ]Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Health Care
Coverage and Access, 2013–2019 
[4] Health Affairs, [ [link removed] ]Marketplace Enrollment Reaches New Record Of 14.5
Million 


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