Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) successfully expanded access to health insurance for millions of Americans, increased coverage affordability, strengthened the value of health insurance, and established critical consumer protections. The Center for American Progress Action Fund played a role in the development of the ACA and supports and advocates for policies that build on its successes.

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The Affordable Care Act Saved My Life. Donald Trump Wants To Destroy It, Again | Opinion In the News

The Affordable Care Act Saved My Life. Donald Trump Wants To Destroy It, Again | Opinion

Sage Warner, director of Stories at CAP Action, reflects in Newsweek on her experiences advocating against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and describes how the historic health care legislation enabled her to access affordable, lifesaving health care through the ACA marketplace.

Newsweek

Sage Warner

Opinion: The Affordable Care Act saved my daughter’s life. We must keep strengthening it for patients like her. Personal Story

Opinion: The Affordable Care Act saved my daughter’s life. We must keep strengthening it for patients like her.

William Garcia shares his story about how the Affordable Care Act provided his daughter with critical access to health care. William’s story exemplifies the importance of the law and the need to expand it.

The Wisconsin Independent

William Garcia

Recover, Rebuild, Reform: Stories of Americans Affected by the American Rescue Plan, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act Personal Story
Photo shows the U.S. Capitol building dome glowing pink during a sunrise

Recover, Rebuild, Reform: Stories of Americans Affected by the American Rescue Plan, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act

This collection features stories from people in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and New Hampshire whose lives have been improved by the legislation passed during the Biden administration’s first two years.

How the Inflation Reduction Act Reduces Health Care Costs Article
A man in Chicago prepares to take his prescription medicine after getting home from his job, holding and sorting various pills.

How the Inflation Reduction Act Reduces Health Care Costs

The Inflation Reduction Act’s health insurance subsidies and drug pricing reforms will improve health care affordability for Americans.

the Center for American Progress

Nicole Rapfogel, Emily Gee

The Future of Health Care in Georgia Article
A woman gets her eyes checked at a free clinic in Tennessee, June 2019. (Getty/Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)

The Future of Health Care in Georgia

By refusing to expand Medicaid, Georgia’s Republican leadership has left behind rural hospitals and uninsured Georgians.

Emily Gee, Nicole Rapfogel

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Advancing Racial Equity and Justice

We apply a racial equity lens in developing and advancing policies that aim to root out entrenched systemic racism to ensure everyone has an opportunity to thrive.

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