Ben Ray Luján — Health Care — Ben Ray Lujan
Why this matters
Official Senate issue page documents support for quality, affordable health care as a right and broader access for underserved communities.
Editorial notes
Official Senate issue page documents support for quality, affordable health care as a right and broader access for underserved communities.
Primary source: Ben Ray Luján — Health Care
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Related Bills & Measures
Medicare and Medicaid Amendments
Created Medicare for older Americans and Medicaid for eligible low-income people through amendments to the Social Security Act.
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Established federal standards for many private pension and employee-benefit plans.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Expanded health-insurance coverage through marketplaces, subsidies, Medicaid expansion, insurance regulations, and employer and individual requirements.
Inflation Reduction Act
Combined climate and energy incentives, prescription-drug provisions, tax changes, and federal spending measures.
Policy Timeline
Medicare and Medicaid enacted
Congress created Medicare and Medicaid through amendments to the Social Security Act.
Affordable Care Act enacted
The Affordable Care Act expanded insurance coverage and imposed new insurance-market rules.
Inflation Reduction Act enacted
The law created climate and energy incentives, prescription-drug provisions, and tax changes.