Latest Promises In Health Care

Donald Trump

Outlaw gender-related surgery for minors

RFK Jr. proposing rules to ban gender-affirming surgeries, other care for minors | December 18, 2025

Donald Trump

Create task force on chronic health problems, such as autism, autoimmune disorders and obesity

RFK Jr.’s childhood health report addresses vaccines, obesity and autism | May 27, 2025

Donald Trump

Spare families from in vitro fertilization costs

Trump order requests recommendations for making IVF less expensive | February 27, 2025

Joe Biden

Restore ACA’s contraception mandate

Promise Broken: Biden proposed rules to expand contraception coverage, but none were finalized | January 8, 2025

Joe Biden

Reduce health uninsured rate for African Americans

Black uninsured rate continues to fall under Biden | January 8, 2025

Joe Biden

Add 150,000 community health workers

Biden directed funding to recruit community health workers, but didn’t add 150,000 | December 19, 2024

Joe Biden

Reduce high maternal mortality rate

Maternal mortality rate remains high, but Joe Biden took steps to improve outcomes | December 18, 2024

Joe Biden

Rebuild health stockpiles to be ready for crises

Biden administration replenished medical reserves, funded domestic production | December 16, 2024

Joe Biden

Lower cost of prescription drugs

Joe Biden reduced prescription drug prices, but not by 60% across the board | December 16, 2024

Joe Biden

Allow import of prescription drugs from other countries

Biden FDA approves Florida request to import drugs from Canada, but state didn’t act | December 6, 2024

Joe Biden

Guarantee 7 days of paid sick leave

Joe Biden breaks promise to guarantee seven days of paid sick leave | December 5, 2024

Joe Biden

Create national center to reduce veteran suicide

New programs, but no new center, for veteran suicide prevention | December 4, 2024

Joe Biden

Guarantee 12 weeks paid family and medical leave

Joe Biden fails to fulfill promise guaranteeing 12 weeks of paid family leave | December 4, 2024

Joe Biden

Change tax code so pharmaceutical production stays in the US

Joe Biden fails to change the tax code to keep pharmaceutical companies’ production in the U.S. | December 2, 2024

Joe Biden

Offer a public option health insurance plan like Medicare

Democrats fail to advance ‘public option’ for health insurance | December 2, 2024

Joe Biden

Work to codify Roe v. Wade

Joe Biden made efforts to protect abortion, but Congress did not codify access | November 26, 2024

Joe Biden

Repeal Hyde Amendment

Joe Biden fails to repeal Hyde Amendment during presidency | November 26, 2024

Joe Biden

Restore federal funding for Planned Parenthood

Promise Kept: Planned Parenthood regained federal funding under Biden administration | November 20, 2024

Joe Biden

Create a Public Health Jobs Corps

The CDC and AmeriCorps train new public health workforce, but at a limited capacity | July 9, 2024

Joe Biden

Improve Obamacare

Numbers don’t lie. Biden kept his promise to restore, build on Obamacare | January 17, 2023

Joe Biden

Increase access to VA care beyond 5-year eligibility for combat veterans

Biden kept promise on increasing access to care for veterans | December 16, 2022

Joe Biden

Get COVID-19 under control

Is COVID-19 ‘under control’ in the U.S.? Experts say yes | September 22, 2022

Joe Biden

Repeal law barring Medicare from negotiating lower drug prices

Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act will allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices | August 10, 2022

Joe Biden

Use the Defense Production Act to produce personal protective equipment

Biden administration has been using the Defense Production Act to fight the pandemic | December 22, 2021