President Joe Biden on Monday will ratchet up his attacks on Republicans and former President Donald Trump on a familiar issue: health care.
On a visit to New Hampshire, a state with one of the country’s oldest populations, Biden plans to outline a health care agenda that he’ll say contrasts sharply with Republicans, who have pledged to repeal the Affordable Care Act and eliminate caps on out-of-pocket drug costs.
Biden’s aides believe health care is a potent, if sometimes overlooked, issue for voters as the general election gets underway. Democrats have successfully messaged on the issue in the past several election cycles, and the relative popularity of the law known as Obamacare has made for a natural opportunity to have Biden appear alongside his former boss, Barack Obama, in campaign videos.
Yet polls show many Americans remain unaware of the steps Biden has taken since becoming president to bring the cost of health care down.
And even as the president plans to call on Congress on Monday to pass new laws that would expand a cap on out-of-pocket drug costs, allow Medicare to negotiate the prices of more drugs, and extend Obamacare premium subsidies, there is little chance the GOP-controlled House will take them up before November.
That makes Monday’s stop in New Hampshire an opportunity to draw a sharp contrast with Trump and his fellow Republicans. Biden won the Granite State by a 7-point margin in 2020, though polls show a tighter contest this year.
It’s Biden’s first trip to the state since its primary contest in January, which he won despite his name not appearing on the ballot.
In a state where a fifth of the population is over 65, lowering health care costs and expanding access to care hold outsize significance. Biden is expected…
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