Biden touches on healthcare during farewell address

In the 17-minute address, Biden said he's "so proud of how much we've accomplished for the American people," adding that he wished "the incoming administration success because I want America to succeed."

Biden said that it has been "the honor of my life to see the resilience of essential workers getting us through a once-in-a-century pandemic, the heroism of service members, and the first responders keeping us safe, the determination of advocates standing up for our rights and our freedoms."

Biden mentioned that the United States is "finally giving Medicare the power to negotiate lower prescription drug prices for millions of seniors. And finally doing something to protect our children and our families by passing the most significant gun safety law in 30 years."

In talking about the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act — which expands and extends eligibility for medical care through the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans with exposure to toxic chemicals during the Vietnam War, Gulf War, and post-Sept. 11 conflicts — Biden said the United States is "meeting our sacred obligation to over one million veterans so far who were exposed to toxic materials, and to their families, providing medical care and educations benefits and more for their families." 

Biden also noted that "more people have healthcare than ever before," referring to the increasing number of Americans who have signed up for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges.

"Americans are being buried under an avalanche of misinformation and disinformation enabling the abuse of power. The free press is crumbling. Editors are disappearing. Social media is giving up on fact-checking. The truth is smothered by lies told for power and for profit. We must hold the social platforms accountable to protect our children, our families and our very democracy from the abuse of power."