Manatt Health September 14, 2020
Last month, both parties held their 2020 conventions. In addition to the pageantry associated with formally nominating the presidential candidate, conventions have traditionally served as a time to solidify the party platform ahead of the election.
During the Democratic National Convention, Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) was nominated as the Democrats’ candidate for Vice President and delegates officially approved the 2020 Democratic Party Platform. The largely symbolic document provides additional details about the party’s healthcare policy positions, many of which were already outlined in the recent Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force Recommendations. Notably, the platform lays out additional details for achieving Vice President Biden’s vision of universal healthcare coverage, including clarifying that the proposed public option will be administered by the government...
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