Obama celebrates 12th anniversary of OBAMACARE at the White House

Former President Barack Obama returned to the White House this week to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Cares Act (ACA), fondly known as ObamaCare. 

This was Obama’s first visit back to his former residence since leaving office on Jan. 20, 2017, after eight years in the White House. The occasion for the visit was one for the former president to savor as his signature Affordable Care Act is now part of the fabric of the American healthcare system. 

During his last time in the mansion. Obama was escorting his successor, President-elect Donald Trump, who was bent on overturning “Obamacare,” to the Capitol for his inauguration. 

Trump and his allies were not successful in their efforts to dismantle ObamaCare which is impacting the lives of millions of Americans. Sign-ups under the health law have increased under Biden’s stewardship, and more generous taxpayer subsidies have cut costs for enrollees, albeit temporarily. President Joe Biden is looking to extend the ACA.

After he was introduced by Vice President Kamala Harris, a gleeful Obama spoke at a press conference saying, “It’s good to be back in the White House. It’s been a while.” Obama opened by referring to Biden as “vice president” before acknowledging the joke and embracing his former No. 2.

Obama highlighted what he and Biden accomplished during his eight-year tenure as stewards of the country and said, “nothing made me prouder than providing better health care and more protections to millions of people across this country. The ACA was an example of why you run for office in the first place,” Obama said, calling it the “high point of my time here.”