Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Election Exposes Health Care Divisions Among Democratic Candidates
Politico: Democratic Rift Spurs Questions About Obamacare's Future
With less than two weeks until the Iowa caucuses, the Democratic primary has morphed into an all-out brawl over Obamacare, with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders offering starkly different prescriptions for its future. That’s a potentially risky proposition for the candidates and for a law that is still opposed by more than half of all Americans, according to recent polls. (Cook, 1/19)
The Fiscal Times: Medicare For All? Why Sanders Has The Edge Over Clinton On Health Care
Healthcare reform has emerged as a central issue between Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the hard-fought Democratic presidential campaign, and for now Sanders appears to have the upper hand. (Pianin, 1/19)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Hillary Clinton Urges Georgia To Expand Medicaid
Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton joined the House Democratic caucus in calling for Georgia to expand the Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act. The former secretary of state urged lawmakers to pass legislation to expand the program and for Republican Gov. Nathan Deal to put the “well-being of Georgia’s families ahead of ideology by signing it into law.” (Bluestein, 1/19)
