Ashish K Jha, Dean of Brown University School of Public Health, discusses the potential impact of the new US administration’s proposed healthcare reforms. The administration has signaled a desire for significant changes, particularly in the areas of health insurance coverage provided through programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act exchanges. As these policies are mainly decided at the federal level but administered by states, the ability of individual states to adapt to potential changes will be crucial in determining health outcomes. The new administration will face important policy challenges regarding Medicare, Medicaid, and the ACA exchanges, which have all undergone substantial changes in the past decade.
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What Trump and Republican Congress mean for healthcare coverage
