Becker's Healthcare July 15, 2019
Former Vice President Joe Biden on July 15 unveiled a healthcare blueprint for his 2020 presidential run.
“I believe we have to protect and build on Obamacare,” Mr. Biden said in a video announcing his healthcare platform, called the Biden Plan to Protect and Build on the ACA.
Eight things to know about the Biden Plan:
1. The Biden Plan would establish a public option “like Medicare” that will cover primary care without copayments, contraceptive care and abortion.
2. Mr. Biden’s platform offers a Medicaid expansion alternative. Adults who live in nonexpansion states but would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid under expansion rules would have access to the public option without premiums.
3. It would expand tax credits for...
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