The president and his congressional allies were vocal proponents of a government-run alternative to commercial insurance back in 2020. But the health-care industry has kept the idea bottled up.
Good morning. I’m Elisabeth Rosenthal, senior contributing editor for KFF Health News, a former emergency medicine physician and author of “An American Sickness.” As we ramp up for the 2024 election, I’ve wondered why talk of the public option has disappeared. Write me atInside the effort to place an abortion rights amendment on the ballot in Arkansas this November. Federal regulators are warning a medical distributor against marketing unapproved syringes manufactured in China.
As an example, Fiedler points to Medicare drug price negotiation, another long shot Democratic priority. Biden got that across the finish line as part of his 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. Biden’s party hasn’t yet put together its official platform for the 2024 election, so perhaps the public option will reappear on his agenda. Spokespeople for his reelection campaign and the White House didn’t respond to emailed questions about it.Led by Colorado, some states have sought to create their own versions, though their plans rely on commercial insurers to administer the coverage.
Undeterred, Arkansans for Limited Government has pressed forward with a tiny budget and about 500 volunteers
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