Trump win casts pall over future of Affordable Care Act
pharmaphorum November 11, 2024
As the reality of Donald Trump’s victory in the US election starts to sink in, there are concerns about the future of the Affordable Care Act, which provides health insurance for more than 21 million Americans.
Trump has been talking about putting forward “concepts” of a new plan for healthcare – one that has seemed to be stuck in the design phase for several years. While it’s not clear if an alternative to the ACA is in the offing, there is a near-term threat to the scheme early on in his new term in office.
At the end of 2025, subsidies offered by the federal government to people buying insurance in ACA marketplaces are set to expire and – if...