Our Position
Access to health care and nutrition is a fundamental human right that is available to all, with no exceptions. The Catholic Church affirms that food and health care are not privileges reserved for the wealthy, but universal rights.
Issues
Medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy in the U.S. Black, Latinx, and Native Americans, and persons living in poverty, have higher mortality and disease rates and lower life expectancy than others in the U.S.
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Our Wins
- The Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act in 2022 (IRA), which passed by party lines, made the promise of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) a reality, with massively decreased health care costs for working-class workers and families.
- More than 21 million have affordable health care because of the ACA (which NETWORK Sisters and Advocates helped pass)
- The Biden Administration’s American Rescue Act significantly strengthened the expanded Medicaid coverage passed in 2014, and now 41 states have expanded Medicaid coverage.
- Overcoming powerful opposition from Big Pharma and its allies, the IRA authorized the Biden Administration to crack down on runaway drug prices for seniors with a cap of just $35 per month on previously costly insulin prescriptions for Medicare patients, an estimated savings of over $750 million per year for 1.5 million patients.
- The 2022 Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act protects the rights of pregnant workers to safely earn a living while facing the health challenges of pregnancy.
