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Nov 2, 2024, 18:51

Gregg Margolis: Three things to read about health policy this week

“If you can only read three things about health policy this week, I suggest…

AP: ‘Obamacare’ Enrollment Opens, As Republicans Threaten The Health Insurance Program Used By Millions Americans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2025, days before a presidential election that could threaten eligibility and raise costs for millions of those in the program.

The future of ‘Obamacare’ has emerged as a key issue in the closing days of the presidential campaign, with a top GOP leader promising this week to overhaul the program should Republican Donald Trump win the presidency. (Seitz, 10/31)

The Wall Street Journal: Trump Says Obamacare ‘Sort Of Sucks’ But He Won’t End It Donald Trump said the Affordable Care Act ‘sucks’ but denied that he wanted to end the healthcare law, commonly known as Obamacare.

Vice President Kamala Harris has charged that Trump and Republicans want to kill the politically polarizing program, which broadened health coverage for Americans and protected people with pre-existing medical conditions. (Andrews, 11/1)

USA Today: ‘No Obamacare: ‘Mike Johnson Says Republicans Will Overhaul Health Care If Trump Wins House Speaker Mike Johnson told a crowd of supporters Monday night that there will be ‘no Obamacare’ if former President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans win the upcoming election on Nov. 5.

Republicans will propose ‘massive reform’ to the Affordable Care Act if they win control of both chambers in Congress and the presidency, Johnson, R-La., said at a campaign event for Republican House candidate Mike Johnson in Pennsylvania on Monday evening.

‘Health-care reform’s going to be a big part of the agenda,’ Johnson said about Republicans’ plans. He added that the GOP wants to take a ‘blowtorch to the regulatory state,’ with healthcare among the key sectors they plan to focus on. (Waddick, 10/30)

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Gregg Margolis, PhD, serves as the director of Health Policy Fellowships and Leadership Programs at the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

Previously, he held the position of Director of the Division of Health System Policy for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Dr. Margolis specializes in health policy, leadership development, emergency medicine, and public health emergency preparedness and response.