The
data includes more than 10 million who enrolled through a U.S
government website HealthCare.gov during an open enrollment
period, Biden said in a statement. He said the numbers were the
"highest ever produced" during such an event.
The president also said one in seven uninsured Americans got
covered between the end of 2020 and September 2021, with
lower-income Americans gaining coverage at the highest rate,
citing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
"This did not happen by accident," Biden said. He said his $1.9
trillion American Rescue Plan did more to lower costs and expand
health care access for Americans than any action since the
passage of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
Biden also said the opportunity to enroll for health insurance
has been extended through Jan. 31 for Americans living in
California, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and
Washington, DC — places with their own health insurance
marketplaces.
(Reporting by Nandita Bose in Washington; Editing by Raju
Gopalakrishnan)
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