Fierce Healthcare June 18, 2021
With the Affordable Care Act legally safe—for now—the Biden administration is turning its eyes to addressing health inequity.
On a call with reporters Friday morning, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said the Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision to uphold the landmark healthcare law amounts to a sigh of relief for those fighting to save it.
As California’s attorney general, Becerra was a key figure in the SCOTUS case ahead of stepping into the HHS secretary role.
“We believe we really can grow our healthcare system,” he said. “For many of us who fought for this, it’s not just a relief but a sign of where we are going moving forward.”
Becerra said that from 2010 to...
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