A Jan. 9 Facebook clip (direct link, archived link) shows President Joe Biden signing directives at the White House.
"Your 2023 Relief Package Is Here!," reads the caption of the post. "President Biden signed Executive Order 14009 making Health Insurance FREE for qualifying Americans. Thanks to the Affordable Cart (sic) Act, American’s (sic) with less than $50k/year income now qualify to get Health Plans for as low as $0/month."
The post generated over 60,000 views in less than two weeks.
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Health policy experts told USA TODAY the executive order does not give Americans free health insurance. Rather, it aims to expand Affordable Care Act coverage and Medicaid to American families.
In 2021, Biden signed executive order 14009 aimed at strengthening Medicaid, a public health insurance program, and the Affordable Care Act, a federal statute designed to make health insurance affordable for low-income Americans.
Contrary to the post’s claim, the executive order does not give Americans free health insurance, according to Lawrence Gostin, a professor of global health law at Georgetown University.
“In fact, it is not within the president's power to provide all Americans with health insurance,” Gostin said. “That is the role of Congress. His order only tries to maximize coverage under existing law, both the...
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