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Biden to reopen ACA marketplaces, lower barriers for joining Medicaid
Amy Goldstein, The Washington Post
Jan. 25, 2021
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President Joe Biden speaks during a signing ceremony on Friday, Jan 22, 2021.Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is scheduled to take executive actions as early as Thursday to reopen federal marketplaces selling Affordable Care Act health plans and to lower recently imposed barriers to joining Medicaid.
The orders will be Biden s first steps since taking office to help Americans gain health insurance, a prominent campaign goal that has assumed escalating significance as the pandemic has highlighted desire for affordable health care - and deprived millions of Americans coverage as they have lost jobs in the economic fallout.