NPR October 22, 2020
Selena Simmons-Duffin

Health care was going to be the defining issue of the 2020 election before a pandemic and economic upheaval eclipsed pretty much everything else. But of course, the pandemic has highlighted many health policy issues.

With a highly contagious virus spreading around the world, “you might be thinking more about the importance of health insurance, or you may be worried about losing your job, which is where you get your health insurance,” says Sabrina Corlette, co-director of the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University. “The COVID pandemic and health policy are intertwined.”

Meanwhile, the choice between the two major presidential candidates on health policy could not be more stark. Drawing from President Trump’s record...

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