3 Health Care Decisions Awaiting the Next President

Tradeoffs

The next U.S. president will have to make consequential choices about the Affordable Care Act, prescription drug prices and abortion. We compare the positions of candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on these major health policy issues. (NOTE: This episode has been updated to clarify the number of people who would lose health coverage if Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies expired.)

Guests:

Michael Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute

Ederlina Co, JD, Associate Professor of Law, University of the Pacific

Cynthia Cox, Vice President and Director of Program on the ACA, KFF

Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, Professor of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Benedic Ippolito, PhD, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Ryan Levi, Reporter/Producer, Tradeoffs

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