Health care industry breathes a sigh of relief with Democrats' big win
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The health care industry, and particularly CEOs, are breathing a sigh of relief over the Democrats’ big win in the midterms. They foresee that «the law providing individual coverage to more than 20 million Americans is about to enter a period of calHealth care industry breathes a sigh of relief with Democrats' big win
The health care industry, and particularly CEOs, are breathing a sigh of relief over the Democrats’ big win in the midterms. They foresee that «the law providing individual coverage to more than 20 million Americans is about to enter a period of calm and expansion.» One of them, Centene chief executive Michael Neidorff, is relieved and sending a not-so-subtle message about what Republicans need to be doing going forward. «I am hopeful that the most recent election—which did not give control of all three branches of government to one party—will ideally create an environment that requires a level of cooperation that fosters policies that are more inclusive of the population in general.» That's a nice way of saying «knock it off, Republicans.» They're not only pleased that this healthcare-focused election got rid of the repeal-happy Republican majority in the House, but at the prospects for Medicaid expansion not just in the three Republican states that adopted it in ballot measures, but in the swing states that elected Democrats at the state level. In Neidorff's words, «2019 will see additional opportunities for Centene, with the current administration poised to give states more flexibility to design Medicaid programs and provide Marketplace reforms that meet the needs of their constituents.» They shouldn't be too sanguine, as Trump is still going to be doing his level best to sabotage the law and if Democrats continue to win on health care, things are going to be changing for them rather drastically in years to come. But when you hear an executive like Neidorff say the ''elimination of pre-existing conditions from a policy is also very important," you know that the ACA has changed more than just electoral politics. Read more