***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 22 AT 10 AM CT // 11 AM ET***
Virtual Event Will Highlight Efforts To Build on the ACA by Lowering Costs and Expanding Health Care for Wisconsinites
WISCONSIN – On Friday, March 22nd at 10 AM CT // 11 AM ET, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul will join Protect Our Care Wisconsin to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and highlight how the law has protected people with pre-existing conditions, lowered costs for people who buy their own coverage, and increased access to quality, affordable health care for Wisconsinites since it’s passage.
Speakers will also discuss efforts to build on and protect the historic successes of the ACA by making lower Marketplace premiums permanent to keep plans affordable for Wisconsinites, lowering prescription drug prices, cracking down on junk plans, and expanding Medicaid. A record-breaking 21 million Americans enrolled in health coverage through ACA marketplaces for 2024.
Despite the historic success of the Affordable Care Act, some are (still) threatening to repeal the ACA, despite record-setting enrollment numbers and the law’s overwhelming popularity. Repealing the ACA means losing protections for the 135 million Americans with pre-existing conditions, dramatically increasing premium costs, ending coverage for young people on their parent’s health plan until age 26, and ripping away access to preventive services without cost-sharing. It will also reverse the progress made to eliminate health equity disparities.
PRESS CALL
WHO:
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul
Wisconsinites who have benefitted from the Affordable Care Act
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Friday, March 22nd at 10 AM CT // 11 AM ET
WHERE: Register to join the Zoom event (Registration required)