{"id":6050,"date":"2015-06-27T05:48:01","date_gmt":"2015-06-27T12:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=6050"},"modified":"2015-06-27T05:48:01","modified_gmt":"2015-06-27T12:48:01","slug":"presidential-weekly-address-the-affordable-care-act-is-here-to-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=6050","title":{"rendered":"Presidential Weekly Address: The Affordable Care Act is Here to Stay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230; Five years ago, we finally declared that in America, health care is not a privilege for a few, but a right for all.  And this week, after more than fifty votes in Congress to repeal or weaken this law; after a Presidential election based in part on preserving or repealing this law; after multiple challenges to this law before the Supreme Court, we can now say this for certain: the Affordable Care Act still stands, it is working, and it is here to stay.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/proxBhvbNDA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, when the Court upheld a critical part of the Affordable Care Act, it was a victory for hardworking Americans all across this country whose lives are more secure because of this law.  This law means that if you\u2019re a parent, you can keep your kids on your plan until they turn 26.  If you\u2019re a senior, or an American with a disability, this law gives you discounts on your prescriptions. You can\u2019t be charged more just because you\u2019re a woman.  And you can\u2019t be discriminated against just for having a pre-existing condition.<\/p>\n<p>This law is working exactly as it\u2019s supposed to \u2013 and in some ways, better than we expected it to. So far more than 16 million uninsured Americans have gained coverage.  Nearly one in three Americans who was uninsured a few years ago is insured today.  The uninsured rate in America is the lowest since we began to keep such records.<\/p>\n<p>The law has helped hold the price of health care to its slowest growth in 50 years.  If your family gets insurance through the workplace, not through the Affordable Care Act, you\u2019re paying about $1,800 less per year on average than you would be if trends before this law had continued \u2013 which is good for workers and it&#8217;s good for the economy.<\/p>\n<p>The point is, this is not some abstract political debate.  For all the misinformation campaigns, and doomsday predictions; for all the talk of death panels and job destruction; for all the repeal attempts \u2013 this law is helping tens of millions of Americans.  This isn\u2019t just about Obamacare.  This is health care in America.<\/p>\n<p>With this case behind us, we\u2019re going to keep working to make health care in America even better and more affordable, and to get more people covered.  But it is time to stop refighting battles that have been settled again and again.  It\u2019s time to move on.<\/p>\n<p>Because as Americans, we don\u2019t go backwards, we move forwards.  We take care of each other.  We root for one another\u2019s success.  We strive to do better, to be better, than the generation before us, and we try to build something better for the generation coming behind us.  With this behind us, let\u2019s come together and keep building something better right now.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks, and have a great weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230; Five years ago, we finally declared that in America, health care is not a privilege for a few, but a right for all. 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