With sweeping economic recovery plans, President Joe Biden seeks his own legacy like the New Deal or Great Society. But he’s also bolstering Barack Obama’s.
In multiple ways, Biden has used his first 100 days to reinforce the battered foundations of Obamacare. He exercised executive authority to invite more of the uninsured to buy Affordable Care Act coverage, expanded marketing to encourage them and provided larger premium subsidies as part of his $1.9 trillion Covid relief legislation. …
For its original architects, who spent the last four years watching then-President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans try to wither and wipe out Obama’s signature program, it represents a deeply satisfying revival. CONTINUED
John Harwood, CNN
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