Medical Economics September 23, 2020
Could a Biden Administration benefit America’s health care system?
America’s health care system would likely become more expansive and equitable under a Biden administration than ever before, according to former CMS Administrator Donald Berwick, MD.
Berwick, who led CMS for 17 months during the Obama administration, spoke Tuesday during the first day of the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations’ (NAACOS) 2020 virtual fall conference. He challenged health care executives to address inequities in health care, noting that more than 1.4 million health care workers currently lack health insurance, and 800,000 live below the poverty level.
“The question for a compassionate society is, how do we think about this inequity? As a matter of blaming, or do we say we...