Healthcare DIVE January 20, 2021
Hailey Mensik

As vice president, Joe Biden played a key role in ushering the Affordable Care Act through Congress, transforming the healthcare industry in America and famously whispering to former President Barack Obama getting the law past the finish line was a “big f—ing deal.”

But the law looks much different today.

Over the past four years, the last administration and Republican lawmakers reversed a slew of components Biden pledges to rebuild, and he’s in a good position to do so with a Democratic Senate majority, though narrow. He’s also picking other ACA advocates for his cabinet, like California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead HHS.

Some of the pieces will be easier to put back together than others, and additions or...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Provider, Public Exchange
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