Health Payer Intelligence December 28, 2020
A divided Congress could block Biden’s public ACA option, but payers should expect other bipartisan action such as COVID-19 relief and ACA expansion.
The American Benefits Council (ABC) issued a release outlining what payers should expect legislatively post-election including COVID-19 relief and stimulus legislation, Affordable Care Act expansion, and other efforts to ensure Americans have access to the coverage they need.
“Without the support of a fully Democratic Congress, President-elect Biden’s broad health plan will be largely stalled,” the release stated. “However, there may be some opportunities for more targeted bipartisan health care legislation and the Biden administration will turn to executive action to pursue policy changes without Congress.”
“If Democrats win both Senate seats in Georgia and the Democratic...
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