Biden Calls on Congress to Expand Medicare, Make Affordable Care Act Permanent

President touts law capping insulin costs as first step in saving consumers, government money

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) listen as U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington on Feb. 7, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

During his second State of the Union address, President Joe Biden touted The Affordable Insulin Now Act capping the cost of insulin at $35 per month for seniors, called on Congress to expand Medicare to cover everyone, and to make the Affordable Care Act permanent.

“Let’s finish the job and make (health care) benefits permanent. Let’s expand Medicare for everyone,” Biden said.