Medscape January 21, 2021
President Joe Biden has come into office after an unexpected shift in Congress. On January 5, Democrats scored an upset by winning two US Senate seats in runoff elections in Georgia, giving them control of the Senate.
Now the Democrats have control of all three levers of power ― the Senate, the House, and the presidency ― for the first time since the early years of the Obama administration.
How will President Biden use this new concentration of power to shape healthcare policy?
Democrats’ small majorities in both houses of Congress suggest that moderation and bipartisanship will be necessary to get things done. Moreover, Biden himself is calling for bipartisanship. In his January 20 inauguration speech, he said, “On this...