paydon.miller@younginvincibles
.org
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Donald McEachin (VA-4) introduced the Advancing Youth Enrollment (AYE) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill, like its Senate companion introduced by Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin in March, would make health coverage more affordable for young people by reducing the maximum percent of income that enrollees between 18 and 34 would have to pay toward premiums. By lowering the cost of coverage for young people, the AYE Act would make coverage more accessible for the nation’s most uninsured age group.
“We’re thrilled to see a bill to help young adults access quality health coverage against the continued efforts by this Administration to take away coverage and force struggling young people into junk health plans as the only affordable option. Young people want quality health insurance that covers things that are important to them like preventive care, mental health care, and birth control. The AYE Act will help make this kind of coverage more affordable to 9 million young people for whom coverage has still been out of reach, while further stabilizing the health insurance marketplace.
Rachel Fleischer, Executive Director of Young Invincibles.
Click here to learn more about the AYE Act.
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Contact: Paydon Miller (202) 734-6543 |