Expand access to quality and affordable healthcare.

Expand access to quality and affordable healthcare.

Promises to expand affordable healthcare access.

Troy Carter for Congress - The Voice of the People
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Ensuring equitable access to vaccinations for our entire community.

Commits to making vaccine access equitable for the whole community.

Troy's COVID Relief Plan - Troy Carter for Congress
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My bill gives states the resources they need to continue and expand that work so no one falls through the cracks because of red tape.

Carter says his bill will help states expand Medicaid outreach and enrollment assistance so eligible people keep their coverage.

Congressman Carter Introduces Bill to Help Louisianians Keep their Medicaid Coverage | Representative Troy Carter
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introduced the Medicaid Outreach and Assistance for Communities Act of 2026

Carter introduced legislation aimed at helping Louisianians keep their Medicaid coverage, signaling a commitment to expand healthcare access.

Congressman Carter Introduces Bill to Help Louisianians Keep their Medicaid Coverage
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Expand mental health services.

Carter urged expanding mental health services as part of addressing homelessness.

Congressman Carter Speaks Out Against Criminalizing Homelessness | Representative Troy Carter
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Carter and Rep. Jennifer McClellan introduced the Medicaid Outreach and Assistance for Communities Act of 2026. The release says the bill would help people keep Medicaid coverage and give states resources to expand enrollment and retention outreach.

Concrete new legislative action in the lookback window aimed at protecting and expanding Medicaid access, but not enactment or implementation yet.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressman Carter Introduces Bill to Help Louisianians Keep their Medicaid Coverage | Representative Troy Carter
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Carter and Rep. Lizzie Fletcher introduced the ZELDIN Act, described as creating accountability measures to ensure the EPA protects public health and the environment.

Another recent legislative effort tied to health protection, showing continued activity but still only proposal-stage action.

partial same_term A for effort

Reps. Carter, Fletcher Introduce the ZELDIN Act to Safeguard Americans from EPA Failures and Protect Public Health | Representative Troy Carter
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Carter argued the bill at issue would worsen a crisis driven by failed access to affordable housing, failed mental health care, failed substance abuse treatment, and failed economic opportunity.

Policy statement shows Carter framing housing, mental health, and treatment access as central problems, but it does not itself deliver healthcare access.

unresolved same_term

Congressman Carter Speaks Out Against Criminalizing Homelessness | Representative Troy Carter
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Congress.gov lists Troy A. Carter as a Democratic U.S. House member for Louisiana's 2nd District from the 117th through 119th Congresses, beginning in 2021 and continuing as of the current Congress.

Establishes the relevant federal service window for assessing same-term action on the healthcare promise.

unresolved same_term

Troy A. Carter | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 420 on H.R. 5376 as passed, 220 yeas to 207 nays, and lists Carter (LA), Democratic, Louisiana, as voting Yea.

Carter voted for final House passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, an enacted law with major health affordability provisions.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 420 | Bill Number: H.R. 5376 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Congress.gov records H.R. 5376 as becoming Public Law No. 117-169 on August 16, 2022, after House passage on August 12, 2022.

Shows the bill Carter supported became law during his first full House term, so related health affordability provisions were enacted rather than merely proposed.

partial same_term A for effort

Actions - H.R.5376 - 117th Congress (2021-2022) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The enacted text includes a subtitle on Affordable Care Act subsidies, titled 'Improve Affordability and Reduce Premium Costs of Health Insurance for Consumers,' extending the expanded premium tax credit rules through 2025.

Official bill text confirms a direct healthcare affordability expansion through ACA marketplace subsidies.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.5376 - 117th Congress (2021-2022) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The enacted text establishes a Medicare drug price negotiation program and directs the Secretary to negotiate maximum fair prices for selected high-priced single-source drugs beginning with initial price applicability years starting in 2026.

Official law text shows enacted action to reduce prescription drug costs, a component of affordable healthcare, though implementation is phased in.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.5376 - 117th Congress (2021-2022) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The enacted text caps Medicare Part D covered insulin cost-sharing at no more than $35 for a month's supply for plan years 2023 through 2025, with an ongoing cap formula for 2026 and later years.

Official law text confirms a concrete affordability benefit for Medicare beneficiaries who use insulin.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.5376 - 117th Congress (2021-2022) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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CMS reported 24.2 million plan selections for 2025 Marketplace coverage, more than double 2021 open enrollment, and said the Inflation Reduction Act gave many middle-income families lower premiums after tax credits while four out of five HealthCare.gov consumers could find a plan for $10 or less per month.

Agency implementation data connects the enacted IRA subsidy extension to expanded affordable coverage access, supporting partial fulfillment of the promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Over 24 Million Consumers Selected Affordable Health Coverage in ACA Marketplace for 2025 | CMS
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CMS reported 23.1 million consumers selected or were automatically re-enrolled in 2026 Exchange coverage, and noted that nearly half of enrollees had incomes between 100% and 150% of the federal poverty level with most receiving financial assistance.

Shows marketplace access remained near record levels as of the current Congress, but this is an aggregate federal program result rather than proof Carter alone delivered the broad promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Exchange Coverage Remains Near Record High as 23.1 Million Enroll in 2026, Reflecting Continued Strength and Stability | CMS
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 3760, sponsored by Carter in the 118th Congress, as a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to strengthen the mental health workforce. Its latest action was referral to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, and its status remained Introduced.

Carter introduced concrete healthcare workforce legislation, but Congress.gov shows no enactment, so it is effort rather than delivery.

never same_term A for effort

Troy A. Carter | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Congress.gov lists Carter-sponsored H.R. 4371, the School Sports Safety Study Act, referred to the Subcommittee on Health on June 30, 2023, with the bill status shown as Introduced.

Another Carter healthcare-related sponsored bill reached only referral status, supporting an effort badge but not full fulfillment.

never same_term A for effort

Troy A. Carter | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Carter's office said he and Rep. Jennifer McClellan introduced the Medicaid Outreach and Assistance for Communities Act of 2026 to help people keep Medicaid coverage and give states resources for enrollment and retention outreach.

The proposal targets Medicaid enrollment and retention, but the record supplied shows introduction rather than enactment or implementation.

never same_term A for effort

Congressman Carter Introduces Bill to Help Louisianians Keep their Medicaid Coverage | Representative Troy Carter
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