***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 23***
U.S. Representatives Elissa Slotkin (MI-07), Judy Chu (D-CA-28), and Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34), Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, and Health Care Advocates Join Protect Our Care to Discuss How Democrats Have Fought to Strengthen the ACA
On Thursday, March 23, U.S. Representatives Elissa Slotkin (MI-07), Judy Chu (D-CA-28), and Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34), Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, and health care advocates will join Protect Our Care in Michigan, Wisconsin, California, and Arizona to highlight the 13th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and discuss how people across the country have benefitted from the law, which expanded access to quality, affordable health care. The historic legislation eliminated lifetime caps, expanded Medicaid, and secured protections for millions of people living with pre-existing conditions. The Inflation Reduction Act built on the strong foundation of the ACA by lowering premiums for middle- and working-class families by an average of $2,400 a year. Thanks to the ACA, more than 21 million Americans have gained coverage through Medicaid expansion, and Medicaid has become a pillar of the American health care system, demonstrating the overwhelming need and desire for affordable health coverage.
Thanks to the ACA, health plans are also required to cover preventive care services without cost-sharing. Access to preventive care has improved health outcomes and reduced economic inequity. The ACA has helped reduce longstanding disparities in coverage rates, improving health care access for children, rural Americans, people with disabilities, and people of color across the nation.
Speakers will also highlight ongoing Republican attacks on health care, and celebrate how President Biden and Democrats in Congress have made historic investments to secure the future of American health care. Thanks to their vision and determination, people can now sleep easier at night knowing President Biden and Democrats in Congress are hard at work to expand health coverage and lower health care and prescription drug costs.
MICHIGAN
WHO:
U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin
Laura Appel of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association
Laura Bonnell, Bonnell Foundation director
Sarah Stark, diabetic and Michigan resident
WHEN: Thursday, March 23 at 11:00 AM ET
WHERE: Register to join the Zoom event (Registration required)
WISCONSIN
WHO:
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers
Kat, marketplace consumer from Milwaukee
Chad, marketplace consumer from Central Wisconsin
Mary, retired nurse from SE Wisconsin
WHEN: Thursday, March 23 at 11:30 AM CT
WHERE: Register to join the Zoom event (Registration required)
CALIFORNIA
WHO:
U.S. Representative Judy Chu
U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez
Michael Lawson, President, Los Angeles Urban League
Susan Meyer, California Alliance for Retired Americans
WHEN: Thursday, March 23 at 10:00 AM PT
WHERE: Register to join the Zoom event (Registration required)
ARIZONA
WHO:
Matt Jewett, Children’s Action Alliance
Alison Farrell, Arizona mother and entrepreneur
Ron Barber, Former Arizona Congressman
WHEN: Thursday, March 23 at 2:00 PM MST
WHERE: Register to join the Zoom event (Registration required)