Austin Davis: Affordable health care through the ACA

by Lt. Gov Austin Davis& When you’re a first-time parent, you worry about everything—is the baby eating enough? Is the baby eating too much? What kind of diapers are best? Will this laundry detergent give the baby a rash? Is this car seat safe enough?& As a new dad of a five-month-old, I admit it’s a lot. But there’s one thing no new parent in Pennsylvania should have to worry about: health coverage for your family.& That’s because Pennsylvania’s official health insurance marketplace—Pennie—can help you find affordable, high-quality health coverage.& During the recent open enrollment period, almost 435,000 Pennsylvanians got covered through our state’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace.& That represents a 17 percent increase over last year’s figure and a record-high number of enrollees in the Commonwealth.& Across the country, the Biden-Harris Administration is delivering on their pledge to lower health care costs for seniors and families, and now a record-breaking 21.3 million Americans are signed up for a 2024 health plan through the ACA Marketplace. This is more than 9 million more than when President Biden took office.& Thanks to President Biden and Democrats in Congress, millions of Americans are getting quality health care. Eighty percent of enrollees...