Biden administration plans fix for ‘family glitch’ in health care law to mark anniversary – By Ariel Cohen (Roll Call) / April 5, 2022
Obama to join Biden at the White House
Former President Barack Obama will join President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday to mark the 12th anniversary of Obama’s signature health care law, as the Biden administration announces new steps to expand coverage.
Biden plans to issue an executive order to increase health insurance coverage and the Treasury Department will roll out a proposed rule to close the so-called family glitch, a long-sought move that could lower health insurance costs for up to 5 million Americans.
The Treasury’s proposed rule would address a policy loophole in the 2010 health care law that measures affordability only for an employee in an employer-sponsored plan rather than for the employee’s entire family.
“We think this is the most significant administrative action to improve the implementation of the ACA that we’ve taken since the law was first implemented,” a senior administration official told reporters on a call Monday.
