Healthcare DIVE February 1, 2021
Ron Shinkman

California consumer rights groups have high hopes for Xavier Becerra, President Joseph Biden’s nominee to lead HHS, while some lawyers suggest he might further aggressive antitrust efforts he took in the state as attorney general.

Becerra has made headlines since leaving the House of Representatives, in part by leading the efforts of blue states to defend the Affordable Care Act, now under threat in a case brought by Republicans and backed by the Trump administration at the Supreme Court. Less high-profile, perhaps, were his efforts to block major hospital mergers in California.

While conservatives have expressed concern about Becerra’s support of “Medicare for All” while in Congress, lawyers said he is seen by many as a competent administrator. If...

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