[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 187 (Friday, December 2, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8712]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              OPEN SEASON FOR AFFORDABLE CARE ACT COVERAGE

  (Mr. CASTEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CASTEN. Mr. Speaker, last year, a record 14.5 million Americans 
registered for healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act, 
including 5.8 million previously uninsured people who have been able to 
gain coverage.
  Thanks to the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act, 
we have reduced monthly healthcare premiums for millions of Americans 
by an average of $800 per person per year.
  When you sign up for a healthcare plan through the Affordable Care 
Act, you gain low-cost access to doctors, lifesaving preventative care, 
mental health care, and more.
  It is open enrollment season. That means if you currently have or 
want to obtain healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act, 
please log on to the exchange at HealthCare.Gov and choose a plan by 
December 15 to ensure that you have coverage starting at the beginning 
of next year.

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