AJMC June 18, 2021
Matthew Gavidia

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure discussed next steps following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including continued expansion of Medicaid benefit coverage and addressing disparities in maternal mortality rates nationwide.

With the Affordable Care Act (ACA) upheld by the Supreme Court yesterday in a 7 to 2 ruling indicating that plaintiffs seeking to declare the law unconstitutional did not have standing, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure discussed in a press call today next steps to continue to build the landmark law.

On the eve of the newly inaugurated federal holiday Juneteenth, Becerra opened the discussion by highlighting notable populations, including 133 million Americans with pre-existing conditions, who...

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