AXIOS January 6, 2020
With legislation in Congress likely to be blocked by partisan division and interest group opposition, much of the real action in health care this year will be in the states.
The big picture: States don’t have the money or purchasing power the federal government does, but their decisions nevertheless affect millions of people, and they could signal the future of federal reform.
What to watch: Colorado and Washington are implementing public insurance options that could be a model for Democrats at the federal level.
- Both plans would be privately administered, and would pay providers 160% of Medicare rates, or more.
- It’s not yet clear whether they’d be open to very many people with employer-based coverage,...