MedPage Today August 20, 2024
— Abortion, COVID, gun violence, and drug prices were among the topics in the spotlight
Vice President Kamala Harris, who made a brief appearance at Monday night’s opening session of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, may have been the star of the evening, but healthcare wasn’t far behind.
The first mention of healthcare came a little less than an hour in, when former Louisiana Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu (D), co-chair of the party’s platform committee, discussed the differences between Harris and her opponent, former President Donald Trump. “Kamala Harris will protect reproductive freedoms; Donald Trump will rip them away,” he said. “Kamala Harris will lower costs for Americans, expand access to affordable healthcare, and protect and strengthen Social Security...