Fierce Healthcare January 9, 2024
Enrollment in plans through the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges continues to grow, and Centene CEO Sarah London said she is seeing growing bipartisan support for the individual market in tandem.
In the first decade of the ACA’s life, Republican support for its provisions was rare. In the early days of the Trump administration, House Republicans launched a campaign to repeal the ACA entirely and replace it with a new, GOP-led healthcare bill.
However, London said Tuesday the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference that the issue has become far less polarized over time, especially as the marketplaces have stabilized and membership has grown significantly. That growth, and the significant number of members who live in Red States, is “one of the best...