Politico July 23, 2024
By Chelsea Cirruzzo and Ben Leonard

Driving the Day

THE INDUSTRY PREPS FOR HARRIS — Health policy wonks are eyeing what a President Kamala Harris could mean for the cost of care, drug prices and abortion rights, among other major health care issues.

Since President Joe Biden said he would withdraw from the race Sunday, Harris, a former California attorney general and senator, has received endorsements from prominent Democrats and raised millions for her presidential campaign.

Pulse spoke with POLITICO’s Daniel Payne about the health care world’s reaction to Harris’ potential candidacy:

Overall, how is news of Biden’s departure and Harris as the potential Democratic nominee being received in the health care world?

There’s a sense that she will take up the health agenda from the...

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