Executive vice president for health policy, KFF
3 stories from The GOP Files, newest first. Last in the news Nov 12.
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“That could both increase enrollment and provide cost relief to current ACA enrollees”
“Then the game of chess between Democrats and Trump will begin to figure out what healthcare can actually get enacted”
Democrats who won control of Congress say they will go after insurer denials and secret drug-price deals. Reports we could confirm do not yet show the specific push by red-state freshmen, and any bill still needs President Trump's signature.
Democratic wins in four holdout states have revived talk of expanding Medicaid to low-income adults, including some in their late 50s and early 60s. Details are thin, and new federal work rules that start in January complicate the effort.
With control of the House and Senate, Democrats say they will push to restore expired Affordable Care Act subsidies and roll back Medicaid cuts. President Trump's veto pen stands in the way, and health policy experts say the real battles will be oversight and negotiation.
