History in the Balance: The Promise of Build Back Better

Commonwealth Fund January 12, 2022
David Blumenthal

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While legislators waver and the media buzzes, we may be losing sight of a crucial moment in U.S. health care history

The Build Back Better Act may be our last chance for decades to move the country toward universal health coverage

In politics, timing is everything. While the media clamor about dramatic negotiations between resistant legislators and the White House, it’s easy to lose track of what’s at stake in this crucial moment in U.S. health care history. To put it simply, the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) may be our last chance — for decades — to expand health insurance and move the country significantly closer to universal coverage, something all other high-income countries achieved long ago.

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